Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Your former roommate's letter is totally irrelevant, unless the landlord agreed to it. The landlord has the right to collect all of the rent owed each month for the entire apartment or house. He does not have to deal with accepting less-than the total that was owed simply because your former roommate absconded with the rent. The remaining roommates are liable to the landlord for all remaining rent that has not been paid, or you will be evicted.

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