breaking a rental lease in California
My fiance and I share a lease with a roomate. We recently had to move out of state for family reasons. We have 2 plus years remaining on the lease that we cannot afford to pay. Our ex-roomate does not want to leave the property. How do we get out of paying 2 more years of rent without getting sued for the balance of the lease? If we stop paying rent, can we be evicted and would that mean that the landlord was terminating the contract? The roomate is unwilling to help us because she now has the house to herself and is paying a very small amount of rent. How do we get out of our obligation and avoid getting sued by the landlord and roomate? Is it at all possible to get the deposit back, of which we paid two thirds? What is our best course of action to lose the least amount of money? We are all equal partners on the lease.