What are my legal rights to the apartment if my roommate wants out?
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Although cotenants (or roommates) have the same legal obligations under a lease agreement, each cotenant may be independently liable to the landlord for failure to comply with the agreement. Because your roommate has failed to comply with the renewal of the lease agreement, the landlord generally has the choice of holding you responsible for the entire rental obligations (even though you now do not have a roommate) or terminating the lease, because of your roommate's breach of the agreement and/or because you do not qualify on your own to rent the property. The landlord may be willing to work with you if you are able to find another acceptable roommate. You will likely be liable, however, for the full rental obligation until you find another roommate.