My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Massachusetts
When I signed my lease back in May, it was with a girl I know, Person A, and two strangers, Person B and Person C. The lease goes from May 31, 2017-June 1, 2018. We were all required to have an individual co-signer in the event that us an an individual is unable to pay rent. The rent is charged to us as $350 per room. We are told we are not allowed to put locks on our doors and to "learn to trust each other." Upon move in day, Person C bailed. Enter Person D, who signed a new lease, which was the original lease with Person C's information whited out. Only Person D signed that copy. Come July, Person B moves out after stealing from me and leaving the apartment in general filth wherever he touched. Enter Person E and her boyfriend, who sign a lease we never even saw, nevermind signed. They moved out December 1st and now the landlord is trying to hold the remaining tenants responsible for their $350/month portion of the rent for November, December, January and so on until he fills their spot. We had mice and all he did was blame the upstairs apartment and Person E. Gave us tiny sticky traps and broke his no animal policy so we could have a cat to get rid of the mice. Asked us to remove the trash from the basement that was never ours to begin with and never picked it up. The trash has been sitting on the side of the house for months. He won't provide us with a replacement for our second recycling bin (have to get them from the city) that was stolen, leaving us to put recycles in the trash cans causing a backup of trash each week. Our bathroom ceiling was leaking for 2 weeks and he didn't believe us even after mushrooms started growing out of the ceiling. Told us it was from the boys upstairs getting in and out of the shower. It would look like it was raining in our bathroom any time they took a shower. Took his handyman telling him that it was a serious leak, even after seeing it for himself, to believe us. He has me going upstairs to speak with the second floor tenants or trying to spy on them for him. He lives over an hour away and rarely comes by the property. Anytime we suggest something needs to be fixed he is quick to dismiss it. There was water in the basement (large puddle on the floor) and he just told us is was moist down there. Only gave us a shovel after I complained after a huge snow storm even though it states in the lease the shovels would have been provided as well as salt. He knew about the storm for days. He has called me more than once at 10pm to complain about my roommate. One time at midnight after she called him late, he called right after hanging up with her to complain that she called him so late and couldn't believe how rude she was. He is extremely unprofessional. It left a very bad taste in my mouth after being reassured multiple times that I would not have to worry if these strangers I signed with did not pay their rent to now be told "well you know legally I can and will hold you guys responsible for their portion of the rent." I apologize if this is confusing. This is just beyond stressful and he seems to be taking advantage of the fact that we are young college kids who don't know anything about leases or our rights when it comes to this sort of stuff.
When I signed my lease back in May, it was with a girl I know, Person A, and two strangers, Person B and Person C. The lease goes from May 31, 2017-June 1, 2018. We were all required to have an individual co-signer in the event that us an an individual is unable to pay rent. The rent is charged to us as $350 per room. We are told we are not allowed to put locks on our doors and to "learn to trust each other." Upon move in day, Person C bailed. Enter Person D, who signed a new lease, which was the original lease with Person C's information whited out. Only Person D signed that copy. Come July, Person B moves out after stealing from me and leaving the apartment in general filth wherever he touched. Enter Person E and her boyfriend, who sign a lease we never even saw, nevermind signed. They moved out December 1st and now the landlord is trying to hold the remaining tenants responsible for their $350/month portion of the rent for November, December, January and so on until he fills their spot. We had mice and all he did was blame the upstairs apartment and Person E. Gave us tiny sticky traps and broke his no animal policy so we could have a cat to get rid of the mice. Asked us to remove the trash from the basement that was never ours to begin with and never picked it up. The trash has been sitting on the side of the house for months. He won't provide us with a replacement for our second recycling bin (have to get them from the city) that was stolen, leaving us to put recycles in the trash cans causing a backup of trash each week. Our bathroom ceiling was leaking for 2 weeks and he didn't believe us even after mushrooms started growing out of the ceiling. Told us it was from the boys upstairs getting in and out of the shower. It would look like it was raining in our bathroom any time they took a shower. Took his handyman telling him that it was a serious leak, even after seeing it for himself, to believe us. He has me going upstairs to speak with the second floor tenants or trying to spy on them for him. He lives over an hour away and rarely comes by the property. Anytime we suggest something needs to be fixed he is quick to dismiss it. There was water in the basement (large puddle on the floor) and he just told us is was moist down there. Only gave us a shovel after I complained after a huge snow storm even though it states in the lease the shovels would have been provided as well as salt. He knew about the storm for days. He has called me more than once at 10pm to complain about my roommate. One time at midnight after she called him late, he called right after hanging up with her to complain that she called him so late and couldn't believe how rude she was. He is extremely unprofessional. It left a very bad taste in my mouth after being reassured multiple times that I would not have to worry if these strangers I signed with did not pay their rent to now be told "well you know legally I can and will hold you guys responsible for their portion of the rent." I apologize if this is confusing. This is just beyond stressful and he seems to be taking advantage of the fact that we are young college kids who don't know anything about leases or our rights when it comes to this sort of stuff.
Can I Break This Lease Without Penalty
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