At the time that the master tenant demanded that I leave, I was in the third month of a signed one-year lease.

The master tenant demanded that I leave, served me a notice to quit, and threatened me with eviction proceedings because I had been (falsely) accused of a crime by another co-tenant, and the master tenant believed the accusation.

I agreed to leave, but not on the demanded schedule, because I have limited means and a lot of bookcases, and it was hard to find a big enough place I could afford. In the wake of the accusations, the house (where we shared a kitchen and living room) had become an impossibly hostile environment. So I agreed to leave, but only under threat. I don't know if this constitutes eviction. There was no eviction proceeding, only a notice to quit.

I believe the master tenant refused to accept my check because he believed accepting it would constitute permission for me to stay for another month, and or would start the notice to quit process over again.

How does one measure damages in a wrongful eviction action?