<prompt> Human: Hello, I posted on a here a day ago but here my situation in more detail I dont know if this is the right sub for this but here it is.My roommate and I got a 12 month lease on an apartment together 2 months ago. Yesterday he tolde hes was going to back out of the lease and that I needed to find a new roommate. From what he told me by talking to the leasing office the only reason were accepted to the apartments was because of his job. Him working 5 days a week for 15hr, and me working 4 days a week at 9hr. From he told me they said if he wanted to back out of the lease I would need to find a new roommate with an equal or higher income as his, and I would need to get a cosigner because of their uncertainty. I would be unable to do these things so now he is trying to get me break my end of the lease because if I do there wouldnt need to be a cosigner involved. At this time I havent talked to the office yet this is just what he has told me. If we both wanted to cut the lease it would cost us the current months rent another full months rent. I definitely can not afford to do that.What are my options here this, and what next steps should I be taking?  <response>: Id look over the lease, you and your roommate may be on the hook for rent even if you try to back out beyond that. Id talk to the leasing office and get that in writing as an addendum to the lease. I would also verify the agreement that you hear from your roommate is what the leasing office is agreeing to also. 