Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in California

Legally the landlord could get a judgment against you and then enforce it by garnishment. Whether he wil do so depends upon various non-legal factors. Does he know both of you have full time employment, how long will it take for him to find a new tenant, do you give him as much notice as possible as to your problems and help him to find a new tenant, how llmuch trouble did you cause before for him. He probably did not require you to personally guarantee the lease if he did not think he might go after you personally.

You need to review the lease and the guaranty to see what they say, but the landlord probably can go after you personally based on the guaranty. Whether he will do so depends on a number of factors. Most landlords want their spaces to be occupied and will work with tenants that are in a difficult financial situation. So, you may be able to work some kind of permanent or temporary arrangement that will work for everybody.