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    Default No Longer Feel Comfortable/Safe in My Living Situation, but Stuck in a Joint Lease

    My question involves a roommate in the State of: CA
    Hi,
    I'm trying to move out of an apartment, but I'm stuck in a lease with two other roommates. I informed them that I was planning on moving, and would like to find someone to take over my lease (which is fine with my landlords). One of my roommates started exhibiting strange behavior after that announcement (though he had exhibited strange behavior before that, such as bumping my car with his a couple of times when he was upset with me). He's sent hostile emails, text messaged me 14 times in the half hour between 12:30 and 1a, refuses to meet people interested in taking over my end of the lease, stating that they must fill out a questionnaire of over 60 questions before meeting them. He stated before moving in that he did not smoke marijuana, but he does several times in one day and also has a prescription. We get fined for noise disturbance from his dog barking (he pays for it, but it's noise disturbance for me as well as for the neighbors). He will only communicate with me via email because he informed me recently that he's had anger management issues in the past. At one point he told me, "Get out of my way before I become physical." What are my options at this point?
    Thank you!

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    Default Re: No Longer Feel Comfortable/Safe in My Living Situation, but Stuck in a Joint Leas

    Your options are limited. Your landlord expects to be paid the rent that's due, when it's due. We have no way of knowing what will happen if you try to stop paying rent before the end of your lease, but if eviction proceedings start over nonpayment of rent you'll be part of them.

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    Default Re: No Longer Feel Comfortable/Safe in My Living Situation, but Stuck in a Joint Leas

    hlh,
    you and i both have eerily similar circumstances.
    a solution i found, since my landlord was no help, is to ask the problem roommate want to live alone(unless they already said they have, which mine has). If he does want to live alone, see if he is willing to move into a one bedroom unit(assuming you live in an apt.)
    That's what i am going to try tonight(i just cooked this plan up an hour ago and my landlord said it was ok)
    If you can find another person to move in to fill his room then great, if not you could probably move into a two bedroom unit with your other roomie, after all, i'm sure your landlord would be thrilled to be renting two units instead of one

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