<prompt> Human: We had a roommate who just up and moved out without telling anyone, but said he would still continue to pay rent at the house. This was back in 2013. Flash forward to now and Im trying to get this figured out. I paid my part of rent in full and so did the other roommate. Im talking to the collection agency today to try and figure out what I can do. Is there anything I should know to help get me out of this situation? Is there anyway to get out of a single lease if I paid my part?Assistant: Youre still responsible for the remainder of the rent well, the three of you anyway so one thing you can do is have the other roommate help pay the difference.The roommate who skipped out, youll have to look into suing in small claims.Human: Is there any way to get it down? It seems like the put an extra 2000 on it  <response>: The lease probably allows them to charge late fees, interest, court costs, legal fees, etc. That could quite easily account for the extra 2k. 