You need to deliver a certified copy of the protective order and the charging instrument to the office manager and the actual company that owns your apartment complex. Delivery to the apartment manager should be enough, but considering that your manager obviously thinks he's a saint, you need to make sure that this information gets a bit further up the ladder.  Once they have specific notice of his violent tendancies, they will have a harder time claiming an immunity should he hurt you or your girlfiend. You also need to take your lease to any attorney or clinic to let an attorney review your actual contract.  Some will have provisions for terminating a lease after the issuance of a protective order.  Some will not, but you may still qualify to terminate your lease  under state law dependng on the type of protective order you received.