Most likely since the lease was in Eric's name, when they left, that meant AL&B have to go too. Had AL&B requested to take over the lease from the boys, the landlord might have agreed to that (though the credit/income check would have been a problem). Either way, it seems like E&R made an abrupt decision to move without much consultation with their roomies. If AL heard about the lease being terminated from the landlord and not from E&R, that just reinforces that point. My theory is that the boys were traumatized by witnessing drunken events that should probably only be discussed in the NASTY thread for NASTY people. Who is getting custody of the candle collection?