<prompt> Human: I am sharing an apartment with a roommate, and I was planning on moving out at the end of December and back in with my parents. I discussed this with my roommate and landlord in October, and we came to the conclusion that he would cover the rent for December, as I had already paid my last months rent in the deposit we put on the apartment.My roommate has bipolar disorder. He starts to have a manic episode at the end of November, and he was hospitalized this morning. The problem is, he blew most of the rent money and hasnt paid the landlord yet. I asked the landlord if we would be able to leave at the end of December and they could keep the deposit, but they refused saying that our lease agreement stated giving two months notice in advance before leaving. They want me to pay the months rent and leave at the end of January at the earliest.Im pretty low on money and having to pay this rent will drain most of my money. Do I have any options in this scenario?  <response>: If you are on the same lease together there is no you and him. You are one entity and both are responsible for the full rent amount. 