Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Massachusetts

break lease illegal apartment

I need to break a lease that I signed for for a year. I found out the basement apartment is illegal.

Can I break the lease because of this with no consequences?


Asked on 4/13/09, 11:21 am

2 Answers from Attorneys
Christopher Vaughn-Martel Charles River Law Partners, LLC

Re: break lease illegal apartment

Whether you can break your lease and whether you have an potential claims against your landlord is incredibly fact specific (as one example, you do not specify whether you live in the illegal basement apartment or how you know it to be illegal). You should speak with an attorney.

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Answered on 4/13/09, 11:40 am
Joseph Murray Joseph M. Murray, Esq.

Re: break lease illegal apartment

You should retain an attorney to review your lease an be absolutely sure the apartment is illegal. Good luck!

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Answered on 4/13/09, 2:32 pm


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