Broken Leases, Broken Dreams

Dear Apartment Guru,

My roommate and I are on a lease until April 2011. He got a new position and wants me to sign a letter of intent to vacate so that he may move 80 miles away. He will pay the fee to do this. My problem is that I cannot live by myself and I want to know what legal rights I have. I do not make enough to stay in the apartment. I feel I am being bullied into signing this paper. I live in the state of Nevada.

Can I ask for compensation in this matter, I would like his part of the five months of the rent and utilities before I agree to anything. I am unemployed and a full-time student and can not afford this right now.

Thank You,

-- Hung Out to Dry