PA Lease - Occupant Rights
(Pennsylvania): I am listed as an occupant on a 1 year apartment lease with my boyfriend listed as the lease holder. We are 4 months into this lease and I want to know if I am legally obligated to pay the remaining balance of the lease if I move out.
I have a verbal agreement to pay it. When I move out (by the end of the month), I have suggested that I would pay 2 months of my portion of the rent (50%) and he could have my portion of the security deposit which is 50% as well. This would equate to 3 months rent and provide him with 60 days in which to find a roommate or make alternative arrangements.
While I feel morally bound to pay the full portion of my verbal agreement on the lease, I cannot afford to do so if I move out.
What are my legal rights in this situation? I want out but don't want legal issues.