<human>: My ex-coworker is in a very emotionally abusive relationship.  She works all the time, works her ass off harder than anybody I've ever seen before to make ends meet, and she is also one of the nicest people I've ever met, which may be her downfall.  

That being said, she doesn't want to be in her relationship anymore She lives with her boyfriend and another roommate.  All they do is argue, and when she says she wants to break up and move out he tells her no and that if she does she'll kill her and/or himself.  

She doesn't want to leave because her lease is up in December.  She states that the landlord told her boyfriend that he could sign for her because they were dating so technically she hasn't even signed the lease.  She's worried that if she leaves she'll be in trouble because of the lease but I keep telling her that the problems she's dealing with living there are a lot worse than anything that could come out of the lease issue.   I also keep telling her that she didn't even sign the lease, so really isn't obligated to be there at all.   Her landlord also said that she can only leave if her boyfriend oks it while she's on the lease.

So people of Reddit, how should my friend deal with her current living situation?

Could you distill the essence of the text into 1-3 sentences?
<bot>: Friend in abusive relationship - wont leave because lease isn't up (which she didn't even sign, her boyfriend did for her)