I have an issue. I was part of the mortgage "fall out" in california. Our interest rates continued to rise to the point where we couldn't afford it anymore. I made the decision to stop paying my mortgage so that I could have the money for a deposit on a rental property. Keep in mind that I exhausted all efforts to refinance and re structure our loan to no avail. We found a rental property, applied, and signed a 12 month lease. Security and 1st month's rent were paid in full. The night before we were to move out of our home and into the rental, our mortgage company called and begged us to work with them and re structure the loan. Where were they before when I called 30 times?? That night, they restructured our loan with a payment that was what our rent was going to be. Of course, we decided to stay in our home. I immediately called the landlord and told them. They were fine stating that I had already given them 2 month's rent, they would just need to rent it out within the 2 months. Well, 2 months are approaching and they haven't rented it out. The landlord now says we owe the remaining 10 months no matter what. I was only trying to do what was best for my family. Being able to stay in our home is what was best for my family. My question is can the landlord sue me for the 10 month's rent? They did have ample time to rent the property out after I gave them my notice. We never moved in! Please help! Thank you!

