<prompt> Human: Hey so Im friends with my roommate, unfortunately he is leaving the lease 3 months early. When we signed the lease, we agreed to split everything 5050 including heating, parking I have a car that he sometimes uses and internet etc.Hes leaving and agreeing to pay the rent. But, should he still be responsible for any of the other costs? Hes obviously not using any of the benefits, but his departure is incurring the costs on me.Update: we agreed to 7525. That way we both get some extra costs, and it feels pretty fairAssistant: If he agreed in writing to pay for the other bills, hes liable. Some states do enforce oral contracts, but you may have a hard time proving them.If they arent storing or occasionally using the place, they wouldnt be liable for the other bills.However, they would be liable for any costsfees associated with leaving early.Human: Yeah we agreed to split the bills, not in writing though. Hes not using the place. So you would say he should or shouldnt pay the extras?  <response>: I think the bigger question is, is it worth losing this friendship over? If he offered to pay the remaining rent but not the utilities then he must not think he should since he wont be there.Might be resentful of you asking him to. Just throwing it out there for consideration 