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That is convoluted.
You have to keep it simple to your situation. Stick with the facts. Only.
1). You had a contract to pay the entirety of the lease duration, in monthly installments.
2). You signed a sublease with another party, to have them to fulfill your obligation for the remaining 12 months.
I assume your security deposit was returned by the subleter.
Any further obligations to yourself should be null and void at this point.
The subleter now assumes full responsibility for the lease.
Big Q: Are subleters specifically disallowed in the lease? (Y/N)
Big Q: By city code/etc? (Y/N)
3). That party was responsible for fulfilling the remaining 3 months of his own lease.
That has nothing to do with you.
The Landlord can't just make up 1-party contracts out of thin air.
Such might be attempted fraud and/or extortion.
4). The Landlord also has been charging you electric for another unit.
That may be fraud as well, unless specifically written and noted in your contract.
You may be able to recover half of those costs.
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