My question involves a roommate in the State of: California
People on the lease on the date of feb. the 17th : me , my gf, and my roommate called "DS" .
well recently our rent was due, on the 5th of each month ,in which me and my girlfriend gave our part of the rent to DS on about the 1st , 500 dollars(which ws agreed upon prior to moving in he would write the check and give it to the managers of the complex) money to pay for rent payed the internet bill so he could play his stupid ps3 online instead of using it toward our rent which we figured out on the 16 of feb was not payed and if we didnt pay by the 17th we would have to pay attourney fees plus 1365 (the total rent) plus 30 dollar late fee. So he asked us for more money on the 12th or around there "hey do you two have any money cus i only have 600 including your money", and we told him no ( cus we didnt). so he said ok ima get a payday advance and pay for it. then the 16th comes around and there is a note that says we must pay by tomorrow or the fees will be added and we may face eviction. So we thought , me and my girlfriend, if we get out of the lease we wont have to pay those fees and/or ruin our credit. so he signed it on the 16th knowing its his fault the rent wasnt paid. we turned it in and the managers of our complex said we cant let you off the lease until februarys rent is paid. But they said if we pay by the 17th our credit will be fine and their would be no attourney fees. so me and my girlfriend asked for our money back from DS that he was supposed to use for rent,attempting to pay for it and get out of this mess, and he said he spent on the internet bills (which he said he would pay for in full himself every month when we first moved in)and not the rent which it was intended for. so i had to go to my parents for advice and they said they would give me 1000 dollars and i came up with the rest of the rent and we payed it the 17th and avoided the fees and left the place...
Before we moved in the deal was we ,me and my GF, would pay 500 and he payed 860 plus the bills. he just need a little help for the extra room me and my GF used. the thing was the only record we have of him saying that was in a text.can i get any money back legally for what we payed in february? we were only there two months ending february.

