Does he not need a car? Him not paying on it will result with him not being able to drive it. Also it will cause him worse credit problems as he is also on a lease. Or is it just you on a lease? Even if he stops paying just to be nasty, what’s he going to drive?

How can he leave within days? Moving out of state? With all his stuff?

Are his parents even aware he might want to live with them and are they even up to it? Not every parent wants adult kids live with them if it’s not an emergency. Childless divorced man in late 40s being on his own (like everyone else) isn’t in any kind of emergency. He can find an apartment in 30 days. Sure won’t be upscale or fancy neighborhood. Who cares. I don’t get all this. I think he is BSing about his parents. They might have a different opinion on him living there. I don’t see how he or anyone can just leave within days unless in emergency. He’ll need at least a month or a few months

This guy... Even now why live in a more expensive two bedrooms if second bedroom isn’t even functioning and taken by a broken bed. Is it his bed? Is there a lot of his junk in there? Broken bed needs to be taken out. On the curb. Someone will take it. I’d start clearing that room out regardless if he moves out or not. Not telling him about divorce right away but telling him to get junk out. You might get stuck with his junk in there if he doesn’t start clearing it out. You have a lot of patience.