<prompt> Human: In early October 2017, my mother and I decided to rent a room in a house. The agreement was that the room would cost 550month, along with a 300 one-time deposit. The landlord and my mother worked together to create a rental agreement they wrote the agreement with a pen, on a sheet of printing paper, where both my name and my mothers name were in the agreement. I paid the 550 and 300, both by cashiers check.In late October 2017, I decided that I wanted to move out on my own. I verbally informed the landlord that the following month, November 2017, would be the last month that I pay rent which I paid by cashiers check, and I would be out by the end of November 2017.It is now May 23, 2018, and I learned that my mother has been behind rent for the past four months total of 2,200. The landlord told me he has started the eviction process, and I should contact my mother as soon as possible, because my name is also in the rental agreement, and this could negatively impact my credit score and financial future. The landlord did not remove me from the rental agreement, even though I moved out over five months ago.What are my options here? How do I retroactively get my name off the rental agreement? I dont want to be liable for paying rent for a room I dont live in anymore.  <response>: What are my options here?Pay the rent agreed to in the written paperwork. A verbal agreement means nothing. How do I retroactively get my name off the rental agreement?You dont. Thats the entire point of a written agreement. If you fail to make those obligations the other party can take you to court. If your argument in court is that you verbally said you were leaving dont expect things to go well for you. The landlord did not remove me from the rental agreement, even though I moved out over five months ago.He wasnt required to. It doesnt matter if you moved out. Hes under no obligation to let you out of the contract. I dont want to be liable for paying rent for a room I dont live in anymore.Thats not how contract law works. You cant sign up to buy a car on payments then later claim I dont want to be liable for paying for a car I dont drive anymore just because you decided to stop driving it. 