Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in California

Keep in mind that a verbal agreement is inherently more difficult to enforce than a written one.

I would focus on re-renting the room in order to mitigate your damages.

For more information: http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/landlordbook/catenant.pdf

and http://www.dca.ca.gov/publications/small_claims/basic_info.shtml

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