Tenant Rights

Location: Montgomery AL

I met a guy online bank in August 2026 who was advertising that he was looking for a roommate to help with his bills. I moved in the following month Sept 1st 2026 and things went good the first 45 days I living there. There was no lease only a verbal agreement which was that I could live here for as long as needed and we agreed on how much rent was expected which has been paid on time or early every month. I had a friend come over one afternoon just to hang out a bit and my roommate busted into my room and was swearing and making threats and told me that I can not have anyone over. It seems really unrealistic that I have to remain cut off from having anyone ever come visit me at a place where that I'm renting. My guest didn't go into any part of the house except my bedroom and they were very respectful and it wasn't late in night and did effect my roommate whatsoever. I tracked down the previous guy that rented the room from him and he informed that my roommate consumes every a lot of alcohol and illegal drugs and he had met him and basically the same experience. He said that he was looking for more than just a roommate and when he realized that wasn't going to happen that he did him the same exact way. I'm trying to figure out what my rights are and obviously moving out is going to best for me however at the moment I just can't afford it. My rent is paid here already for the next 2 months. What should I do? I have also did a lot of work to the home and the landscaping here. He told me he didn't have any family or anything and if anything happened to him that I could this home if I'd just help with all the work that I've done here. Things got drastically worse as soon as I had gotten everything completed as well. It was all verbal agreements however I have the receipts for the rent paid and I have documentation of all I spent and the work I've done to the home.