Reply #19: Yes, she is.

[GirlinContempt]

The problem is, if she stops paying, I will be evicted, even if I pay my half. He can do that. And, he can take her to court for it, absolutely, but that takes time, and I can't remain here while he does that, and as far as I am aware, I still have to pay up. I'm waiting to hear back on the specifics of that, how it would work, etc.

I guess it boils down to this:
If she doesn't pay the rent, she is legally responsible to do so, but cannot be forced to in any immediate way. I cannot pay the whole rent myself, and if the rent is not being paid in full, he can evict me, and actually repossess my things. Or, I guess just take them, it isn't "re", he didn't own them before. I cannot just move out at the same time as her, I have to pay out my lease or find someone to take over the lease, unlikely in such a short time frame, but possible eventually. There is also the issue of there being nearly no availability for places to live in my price range right now, as apartments do not rent at this time of year. I can stay short term on couches for a while, but not for long due to health and other reasons. Even if I do that, I have nowhere to store my things, and must pay out my half of the lease making it harder to get a place.

It is solvable. It's just a fucking nightmare. I don't have to pay her share unless I want to stay here really really badly and am ok with going after her for it myself. And I do have options, they're just shitty ones, and really difficult. And I'm upset about the whole thing and pissed off. She'll have to pay eventually, but sadly that won't do me much good right now :(