i signed a rental lease in january. prior to the lease taking effect my roommates amended the lease and i never signed the amended lease. is the old lease still legally valid since it was amended but never signed?

Due to health reasons and no money I had to break my rental lease, my lease was up in June 2010, and I left the apartment in October 2009,my roomate was a 73 year old man with heart disease, kidney disease,(presently on dialysis), diabetes and coronary artery disease, he had to move in a senior home, I could not pay the rent myself because I am on social security disability and could not afford the rent alone, I tried to get someone to sublet the apartment but nobody was interested, please tell me how much trouble I am in, I am a breast cancer patient with heart disease and hypertension and asthma, my health is getting worse from the all the worry, I have to appear in court on Thursday November 19th, will I havae to go before a judge?

Getting out of a rental lease
My lease ended 2/28/08, I received a new one 3/4/08 – the rent was increased slightly – I would like to get out of my lease, however, there is a clause that states if not cancelled 30 days before it ends it rolls over. This is a 1 year lease. Is there any way to get out of it – they say I cannot I am locked in for another year. I still haven’t signed the new lease with the rent increase.