<prompt> Human: I signed a ten-month lease on an apartment, but about two months into the lease, I revived a job offer which I decided to take. The position was on a different side the other side of the country. Relocating was more expensive than I thought it would be, and now Im unable to afford the rent for my old place and my new place. Subletting the old place is not an option.What happens if I refuse to pay the rent on my old place? Assistant: Your landlord will go through eviction proceedings on you and likely take you to court for the unpaid rent and any other fees. Since you live on the opposite side of the country now youll have to fly back to court, hire someone to represent you, or your landlord will win a judgement by default against you. That judgement will then go on your credit score for any and all future landlords and lenders to see for a period of time which will make trying to find your next place andor borrowing money for any reason ever so much difficult. All in all its a much better idea to contact your landlord now and try to negotiatebeg them to terminate your lease. Youll likely have to pay them a fine look in your rental agreement and see if its listed but chances are itll be better for you to just pay him off now then drag the mess through the courts. Human: They said that I would have to pay double the monthly rent within seven days in order to terminate the lease. I dont even have enough on my account for one months rent, let alone two. The other option is to pay rent until they find another tenant, but that doesnt really solve the problem since I still cant afford the rent.  <response>: Unfortunately thats what you agreed to when you signed your lease. Youre obligated to pay and if you refuse the above will happen. I would recommend throwing yourself on your landlords mercy and asking if you can do a payment plan for the double the rent option. 