Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Massachusetts

Rental lease
If i am transfered to another country for my job and do not get a release paper from my landlord, what problems will that cause for me? It is a one year lease and i am into it noe for six months. I have prepaid last months rent. When i eventualy leave thered will be about five months left to my lease. Thank you in advance.

Asked on 10/17/07, 8:00 am

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Gregory Lee Gregory P. Lee, Attorney at Law

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Re: Rental lease

Massachusetts law provides that the landlord of a residential unit must make reasonable efforts to find a new tenant if the lease is broken. This is the obligation to mitigate. If you give the most notice possible, your landlord should be able to find a tenant unless he or she fails to mitigate. I generally recommend 60 days notice in such matters.

As a practical matter, if you are going to be overseas, the landlord will have a hell of a time collecting from you even if he/she DOES get a judgment for the remaining rent.

Greg Lee

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Answered on 10/17/07, 8:42 am

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