My sambo of 10 years has recently abandoned me and our home. I just received my long term residency card which is tied to my sambo supporting me financially and living together in our apartment. I do not currently have employment in Sweden. My partner will not give me any money for food or supplies I need. He tells me that he is going to kick me out of "his" apartment if I don't pay him rent.
He did pay for the apartment and is the sole owner on the paperwork. Although, he bought the apartment for us to live in together and we both moved in at the same time as sambos. We have lived at this address for over 6 years.
He knows I don't have any source of income at this time. He is threatening to report me to the tax agency to have me deported from Sweden. I have tried to figure things out with him logically, but he refuses to talk with me and just wants me to leave although I have no where to go. He has been verbally abusive to me, said he hopes I die, and also has pushed and even slapped me.
His behaviour seems very unstable and I'm very concerned about his mental health. This is not like him to act this way towards me and I'm very concerned and frightened. He refuses to visit a doctor. This has all happened very suddenly.
He is staying with a friend, but says he has no responsibility towards me. I'm not sure if this is true, but like I said he agreed to support me when we applied for my long term permit to live in Sweden. My application was tied to his. The card I have says it's valid for 5 years, but can it be revoked?
He told me that he also reported me to our housing association and now I'll have to sign a separate lease to keep living here. I refused to sign anything. I feel that I'm being bullied by him. I don't know what any of my rights are in this situation.
I was told by a free legal service that I should have equal rights to the apartment, that he has to pay me half or sell it and we each get half the value, but I'm not sure if that is true.
Does he have any obligation to support me?
I really need some assistance and I'm not sure where to turn.