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I really need help. My current roommate was a friend of mine in college. She has gotten increasingly more depressed over the past couple of years and has refused professional health for at least a year. She has escalated from a nice girl who seemed a little lonely in college, to a roommate now who throws tantrums without reason, yells, cries, slams doors, throws things, smashes the furniture. she is cruel to my guests, and acts like i have no rights to my own home. i am the sole leaseholder, she moved in at the same time i did in september, and her sublease runs out in a month. an eviction proceeding in NYC will take at least two months. i have seen her behavior pattern, to a tee, with a couple of people who both ended up becoming very aggressive towards me and others and attempted suicide (thank god unsuccessfully). what do i do? do i have any rights? can i demand she receive medical attention even though she has not physically assaulted me or physically hurt herself? i am afraid to be in my home with her alone, as it's quite unpredictable when and to what extent she will lash out. yet she lashes out even more if i bring a friend or my boyfriend home with me, as she is quite territorial and possessive of me. i know she has a history of depression, but don't know how severe if it was severe at all. what do i do? her parents are stubborn and not helpful, they refuse to believe that she would act in these ways. i am not provoking her, i have empathized with her, coaxed her to get help, talked her through sobbing, and been nice to her even when she's been aweful. one month ago i finally couldn't take it anymore and after long debates between myself and her family, and finally having to threaten an eviction proceeding (she has been evicted before, too), she finally agreed to sign a statement that she will leave no later than June 15. but things have gotten even worse since then. i cannot handle seeing another loved one go nuts and either hold me hostage in my home or hurt herself. any advice? do i have any rights or do i need to leave my own home for the time being because of this? my friends and family are concerned for my safety and well-being, and i worry about what is happening to my roommate...