Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Massachusetts
leasing apartment
if someone breaks a one year lease
after 3 months do they forfeit the
security deposit
Asked on 7/13/09, 8:15 pm
2 Answers from Attorneys
Joseph Murray
Joseph M. Murray, Esq.
Re: leasing apartment
Not if they vacated without doing any damage to which the deposit may be applied. But they may be liable for the remaining rent to the end of the term unless a new tenant is found to replace them before then. Read the lease, and if in doubt, retain an attorney to determine whether the landlord my have violated the landlord tenant laws giving rise to counterclaims that might excuse the alleged breach. Good luck!
Answered on 7/13/09, 10:08 pm
henry lebensbaum
Law Offices of Henry Lebensbaum (978-749-3606)
Re: leasing apartment
almost always. Did you expect a different result?
Answered on 7/15/09, 7:03 am
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