Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in California

Talk to your landlord and see what you can work out. They will not want you around if you cannot pay your rent. They will need to make efforts to re-lease your apartment and they will tell you that you are responsible for the lease until they get someone else which is true. However as a practical matter they probably would want you out voluntarily sooner than later otherwise they will have to spend money to evict you.

So perhaps if they are smart they will agree to you moving out without having to do an eviction and let you off the lease. If you have no money and are judgment proof they are not going to get any money anyhow and why spend money for nothing. That at least is the argument I would use.

Sorry to hear about your situation and best of luck to you.