<prompt> Human: Moral of the story, 3 out of the 4 roommates moved across country after signing a lease, the roommate that didnt move has began to refuse to pay rent. Landlord cant hold him personally responsible because their corporate division looks at it as unit by unit basis. We are able to cover our portion on the first and we may potentially be able to cover the last portion on the 15th but only as a temporary measure, we definitely cant afford that. We cant get evicted because then we have to deal with legal fees we cant afford and everything else that comes with that. I dont know what to do, we could potentially find someone to take his place but that would take some time and we need rent for next month. Any advice on how to get the money from him would be great.  <response>: If you are joint on the lease, you can beg and plead. If that doesnt work, you can pay their share and sue them at the end of the lease. Not many other options. 