Ho-kay....here goes "Forced" ole friend ole sock.........
Since you seem to be determined to stay where you are at til the end of your lease ( in about 7 months), which is 2500. a month.....just do that and let that stress be lifted off you.
Even if you found a new place today for 1000. a month, that's 1500 less than you're paying now, so 1500 x 7 months...you'll be losing $10,500. if you stay. Not something most on this board would do, but not the end of the world either.
This rent issue has assumed a gigantic obstacle to you. Now it's gone.
So let the rent issue get off your shoulders, but START NOW to find another suitable place so you can JUMP when that last day comes around. Pack up your stuff that you NEED, and spend the time donating, selling or junking what you DON"T need.
Lighten your load significantly, because it costs money to move stuff you don't need or don't use.
Hopefully you don't have a grand piano or a pool table!!!!!
Cut your expenses TO THE BONE so you can preserve your nest egg.
OK. Now breathe, dry the tears, and start your search for new digs TODAY.
NO ONE can "FORCE" you to stay in a place you no longer wish to live in. That's crazy. There are some crazy "rules" today in this country, but that is not one of them!!!!!
Sound better? Yes you'll lose some money. But maybe the market gods will be kind to you and you'll make it back by moving day!!! If that lease issue is causing you SO much stress and anxiety, just stay, pay the money, and don't let that further ruin your health.
You must be pretty strong since you keep coming back here where there's been some bashing!!! ( but they are only trying to help in their own way, or, are exhibiting the impatience that kept them moving forward toward thier own goals to get to ER).