I have no choice but to relocate, I signed my lease on Sep 9th, 2011 and gave my notice to vacate, landlord says lease is until end of month and I cannot leave early. I have offered to show place to rent and she will not reply to me. I have found a place to move but current landlord will not give me a reference, will not return call to prospective landlord, what can I do?

Sure you can leave early. He can't stop you from moving. However, moving doesn't end your obligation to rent. You say you signed the lease on 9/9/11. When you signed doesn't matter, when did the lease take effect and when does it expire? If it expires on 8/30 or 9/30 you will owe rent until that time, unless the landlord finds a new tenant to move in before hand.

So tell us when it expires and ANY question on law needs to include your general locale as laws vary by area. And we can try to help further.