Any liability claim will probably be made against the landlord AND the landlord's agent (look in mirror to identify that defendant).Remember, it still costs money, time and emotional bandwidth to defend a lawsuit against you that may eventually win.I think @Greg M. had it right - cut ties now.Think of it this way. 

The moral of the story is even if you had all your paperwork in a row and you did everything to the legal standard if they get an attorney and sue you and you have to hire an attorney to defend yourself you will end up paying a large amount and legal costs even if you win.

Without having to pay a lawyer.You should also know, though, that if you do win and you decide to hire a lawyer, you normally can also get the judge to order the defendant to pay your lawyer's fees. 

It's worth every penny to either have your atty review your lease or provide you with one that they will defend in court. 

But I vigorously defend service members.

I also investigate and defend physicians and medical groups against unfair insurance company practices in mediation. 

Management companies will have insurance to handle attorneys, but that insurance will also generally provide that the client (the management company) cannot be acting in gross negligence or otherwise breach of duties, i.e. the insurance company is not going to pay to defend you if you are doing wrong and know/should know you are doing wrong. 3.

The only downside to naming both, is that it can cause you more to sue more than one person/entity, because of being charged for more than more defendant and/or address.The next most beautiful thing about suing people in small claims court, is that you don't have to know what you're doing and you don't have to pay for a lawyer.Most judges in small claims court are lawyers who basically do it as a part-time side job.   

You can't defend against that.

Also, an insurance company will help defend any suits brought against you where you need to foot the bill for an attorney if using an LLC.There are other reasons to go one way or the other depending on what you are trying to achieve.