Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Massachusetts

Re: Breaking Apartment Lease

I suggest you discuss the issue with your landlord to see if he/she will let you out of the lease. If not, you will be liable to the landlord the month's the apartment remains unrented through the end of the lease. You could offer to assist the landlord to find another tenant. Most lease contain clauses which prohibit the tenant from assigning the lease or subletting to a new tenant without the landlord's approval. If your lease does not contain any such clause, you could find a new tenant to take over the portion of the lease. If you need additional information, I would search the LawGuru Q & A database since this question has been asked/answered a number of times.