No requirement that I sell anything to cover the lease.

I would pay the rent.

What I did with the equipment was my business, provided I met the terms.

I looked at the balance in my checking account.

The money was supposed to help me move out before Christmas.

With the lease payment there would be little left for a deposit on an apartment.

I had already spent five years waiting for a chance to make music without asking permission.

I could wait six more months to move, but I could not keep waiting for someone else to decide whether I deserved the room.