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I’m going to quote the details added to this question in its comments, since without them the question lacks context, and cannot be answered.So the detail is that my friend have a leasing contract with a off campus apartmemt. She found a roommate online but her roommate wants to break contract now. They are willing to pay their deposit as the punish to break the contract to that apartment. While, during the phone call that talks this with employee in that apartment, the employee told them,. ‘calfornia has law that doesn't allow you to break contract this close, ’I Google for this but didn't able to find anything about this at all. So I guess that guy is lieing, I want know if this guy violated any law by using a law doesn't exist.In short, what you seem to be asking is, did the leasing agent commit an offense when he made what you believe to be a false statement regarding the law?There’s two issues here:First, the employee’s statement may actually be correct. You are, clearly, not trained in the law, and thus you are almost certainly not qualified to determine with any reliability whether California landlord-tenant law has any such provision; just because you didn’t find it in a Google search does not mean that it’s not the case. I am trained in the law, and I don’t know either, but that’s because I have made no effort to find out. Nor do I plan to: it’s a fairly decent amount of work, mainly because I’m not familiar with all that much of California law. A lawyer in California who deals with cases in this area would either know immediately, or know where to look to quickly find out.Second, it’s not a crime to be mistaken about one’s rights or about the law generally. The fact that the employee believes that this is the law, and stated that he believes that to be the law, is not an offense. If he actually knew that it was not the law and used that misrepresentation as part of a scheme to obtain some thing of value from your friend, that could have been fraud or even extortion, but in this case all he did was use it as an excuse to refuse to agree to compromise a lease agreement, which is something he was entitled to do anyway without providing any reason, and so your friend hasn’t been harmed by his error, if indeed it was an error.So, whether or not his statement as to the nature of California law is accurate, your friend doesn’t have either a civil or a criminal claim against him. Indeed, since your friend is in a binding lease agreement with her landlord, your friend is obliged to continue to perform according to the lease or accept the penalties for breach under the lease, as regulated by California landlord-tenant law. To understand what the penalties for breach are under the lease, read the lease. To understand how California landlord-tenant law may modify the operation of the lease, you need to speak to a California attorney familiar with landlord-tenant law, preferably in the community in question as many communities have local ordinances that modify the general state law.

As Bill McDonald's answer suggests: write an accurate, dispassionate review of your landlord's behavior on a public review or renter's web site, so the word is out about this guy.Since you're moving out, you're already depriving him of rent money going forward. If he's unable to rent the place out again because no one will rent from him at whatever price he asks ...Reputation matters. And remember: truth is the ultimate defense against libel.Don't do anything to damage the property, or otherwise breach your lease agreement; that just brings legal liability on yourself. Get the word out, and move on.

More information is need to provide a reasonably accurate answer.A couple of scenarios based on general RE Laws, not applicable in every locale:You are living with others who are Leaseholders and paying rent: In most states under this scenario, to the landlord/owner’s agent, you are considered a subleasee of the original tenant, who may or may not be living in the property. As a subleasee, the actual Leasee would need to provide written notice conforming to the laws of your locale. Thereafter, the Leasee would need to file an illegal detainer suit to have you removed(evicted). Or depending on what is in the lease, the Landlord could provide notice to cure or quit to the Leasee, because you are inhabiting the property without the landlord’s permission. If you are not removed, then the Landlord can file suit against the Leasee and all inhabitants for breach of Lease and have everyone evicted from the property.You are living with your parents: Again, depending on the local laws, notice needs to be served. If you do not move out within the notice period, then an illegal detainer suit needs to be filed.You moved into a vacant property and the landlord/owner had no knowledge of your existence in the property: Basically you and maybe some friends moved in and set up residence. You are considered a squatter, not a tenant. The laws for removal of squatters varies greatly from state to state. In some states, there needs to be notice, then an illegal detainer suit filed. In other locales, a sheriff will show up, place shiny bracelets on your wrists and provide new housing with 3 meals a day.As with all Real Estate related matters, it is important to know your local laws. Contact a knowledgeable LOCAL RE Attorney for advice, not Quora.