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Breaking a Lease Early in Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, a tenant can end a fixed-term lease early, without penalty, if one of several conditions is met, such as a privacy violation by the landlord. If none of the conditions are met, the tenant is liable for all remaining rent until a new tenant is found.

If you break MA lease laws like not paying rent, your landlord must give you 14 days' notice to pay rent or vacate the property. After this time period passes, your landlord can turn in the eviction term. In general, you are expected to pay rent for the entire term, even if you don't live in the unit.

A new owner cannot evict a tenant simply because they took over a lease that is already in place. The same holds true for the rental price. A new landlord cannot disregard the terms of the lease and increase the rent while a lease is in place.

Required Notice The amount of notice will depend on the length of the lease term: Monthly Leases - Either 30 days or a number of days equal to the interval between each rent payment. Yearly Leases - Three months of notice, as long as the payment intervals are three months or longer.

As long as both parties have agreed to the terms (either by signing a written agreement or using a verbal confirmation), it is a legally binding document.

California law allows landlord to change the terms of a month to month tenancy with proper notice. However, changing is not always as simple as just sending a notice.

The end of a fixed term tenancy or lease does not mean that the tenant has to move out or sign a renewal or new lease in order to stay. The lease is renewed automatically on a month-to-month basis (if the rent is paid monthly) or week-to-week basis (if rent is paid weekly).