How can I break my lease if I am the tenant?
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If you don't comply with the provisions of the lease, you would then be "breaking the lease". There are repercussions for not complying with the lease terms. For example, if you stopped paying rent, that would "break the lease", but you would be subject to eviction and a lawsuit for the rent owed.
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