Verified 2026 Legal Data
Lease Break Calculators
Select your state to estimate your financial liability for breaking a lease and understand the duty to mitigate.
7 states supported Statute-backed rules
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NY
→ New York
Duty to Mitigate Yes
Special Notes Yes
N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 227-e
CT
→ Connecticut
Duty to Mitigate Yes
Special Notes Yes
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 47a-11c & § 47a-11a
MA
→ Massachusetts
Duty to Mitigate Yes
Special Notes Yes
Common law (no lease-specific statute); cf. Cummings Properties v. National Communications Corp. (rent acceleration)
NJ
→ New Jersey
Duty to Mitigate Yes
Special Notes Yes
Sommer v. Kridel, 74 N.J. 446 (1977)
MD
→ Maryland
Duty to Mitigate Yes
Special Notes Yes
Md. Code Ann., Real Prop. § 8-207
OH
→ Ohio
Duty to Mitigate Yes
Dennis v. Morgan, 89 Ohio St.3d 417, 732 N.E.2d 391 (2000)
PA
→ Pennsylvania
Duty to Mitigate Yes
Special Notes Yes
Pugh v. Holmes, 405 A.2d 897 (Pa. 1979); cf. Stonehedge Square v. Movie Merchants, 715 A.2d 1082 (Pa. 1998) (no duty for commercial)
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Every duty-to-mitigate rule and penalty limit is sourced directly from state statutes and case law.