Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Pennsylvania

Unless the lease has a specific provision permitting you terminate your lease early and limits your responsibility for paying rent in that case, yes, you have to pay the rent for the rest of the lease term. There are some circumstances when a tenant may leave early without responsibility for the rest of the rent - such as if there has been a total destruction by fire or other casualty, or some other reason making the property not habitable.

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