<prompt> Human: I was just laid off and I need to move somewhere cheaper ASAP. My apartment lease has 5 months left on it. If I cant find a subleaser and my apartment complex will not let me off the lease, what are the repercussions if I move out and simply stop paying? I live in Texas.  <response>: As others have said, your landlord will sue you and win a judgment, forcing you to pay them one way or another. Instead, lets focus on what you can do to rent your apartment. Take good photos -- this may involve some elbow grease and furniture moving on your part -- of your apartment and post them online, even if your landlord says theyll work with you to find someone. Make sure theres lots of natural, if possible light. Clean up, if youre a messy kind of person. Your new job, in addition to finding a place to work, is selling people on your apartment. 