Berkshire Apartments

I’m not a very picky person. Besides the fact that this place is so overpriced for what you get (no amenities, old, dirty, and full of bed bugs, roaches, etc), by the end of my year lease, they suddenly told us they implemented this $ 400 non-​refundable fee for any new roommate going on the lease. This fee is in addition to the security deposit and the $ 75 application fee for any tenant. Never have I lived at a place that charged a fee like this. I want to go off the lease (now that it’s up) and add a new roommate but who is going to pay this stupid $ 400 fee for no reason? I’m basically getting punished. There are plenty of other apartments way nicer and cheaper in the area that won’t make you pay random fees for going off your lease.