it? Did someone hold a gun to your head when that contract was signed? Do you want your student loans forgiven too? What exactly do you think your responsibility is in all of this? Yes. Anyone in Provo can buy property or rent property and live in it.
Should the landlord's mortgage holder have to compromise and waive the month's rent? What about the utility company?
Your position is one sided...100% to your benefit. "Let the rich guy pay for it" just doesn't work for me, even though I am not a landlord. That is not a compromise.