domestic violence in california?

Question

we were finally going 2couples therapy at 3am (the day threapy) he says "we dont need to go all i need to do is trust him and listen to him. He was loudso i saidlower your voice &lay down lets sleep tomorrow we are going to deal with those issues so i turn around (my back to him) He then went on a rampage of how i was rude &disrespectful for turning around, tried to have me answer his questions but since he was in my face &loud i told him i would not talk to him until he calmed down (according to him he was fine) He verbally abused me until sun rise i got up &started changing so things would not get worse but that made things worse, as i was changing he started shoving me around,all of a sudden i am on the floor being dragged then on the loveseat being chocked i started scratching & slapping him then on the sofa &i felt his fist hit my jaw,i called 911 he was arrested, its his 1st time being arrested for anything what will be the max he can get? we have an apt lease thats my worry

so my lease is my worry because i dont want to live somewhere were i spent days with him and was abused
i moved out, if he stays longer than a month a jail i have to break the lease for both of us because we will be evicted and that would be worse than breaking lease, for some reason i feel sorry for him he doesnt have a place to go if we break the lease

Answer 1

I would break the lease now, If I were you. You are not responsible- he has made himself homeless. Are you going to let him stay there and maybe trash the apt. to get revenge on you for protecting yourself by calling the cops. He's out of control. You need to be away from him.

Answer 2

Inform the landlord you are moving out because of a domestic violence situation and that the landlord has two options -- allow the lease to continue in his name alone (getting you off the financial hook) or that you need to break the lease if the landlord won't.

Then, inform his lawyer to tell him of the lease situation -- the rest is up to him.

But you did the right thing leaving -- from the facts, the abuse would only get worse if you stayed.