If your landlord is in financial trouble, I would not expect forebearance from them, would not expect them to let you out of the lease, and if there was a security deposit, I would write that off, too, if your roommates are as described.
On the issue of where to park a car, especially in a driveway, that actually does seem to be a matter that roommates have to agree on. The landlord may have approved, but what is needed is the approval of all parties affected. For example, suppose one of you wanted to put an exercise bike in the kitchen. The landlord wouldn't care, but one or more roommates might.
It is not the LL's problem that you cannot get along with your roommates.
The only way a lease can be altered is if ALL parties agree. So unless your roommates and your LL are in agreement, you cannot be removed from the lease.
Talk to the LL and find out if you can sublet. If so, find a suitable person to sublet your portion. Keep in mind that you are still on the hook for the rent if the sub-letter does not pay.
If you cannot sublet, you are still responsible for your share of the rent and the roommates can sue you for that money.
Your current lease probably ends in July, so why not tough it out for a couple more months instead of paying double rent? Give your notice now to your LL (and your roommates as a courtesy) since it is possible that your lease requires 60 days notice.
None of what you list is grounds to break the lease. The landlord's fine is his problem, your problems with teh roommates are yours (not your landlord's and do not trump the lease) and the neighbor is actually not your landlord's problem either. Just saying, but you might want to get the nerve to tell our roommates that in fact the landlord doesn't have to live there to give permission - it is after all his house. Also you pay your share of the rent and do not have to ask anyone's permission...either that or your roommates have to ask your permission. Basically, you are allowing your roommates to walk all over you.
My drive way is a 20 car parking lot and there were only 5 vehicles in the whole building. My friends car really would not have affected anyone or been in the way of any car. If it did affect them then I would understand but I got sick of them thinking I would be a pushover and let them step all over me. All my stuff is already out and I have no problem paying rent still just wondering if I could get out of it in any way. Thank you all for the info.
I signed a year lease last August with 2 room mates. Things were great up until 2 months ago when they became unbearable people to be around. I started having to ask permission to do anything at all times or they would throw a fit for me not asking them first. (Mind you I am a good room mate I am quiet, never have parties, always pay my portion of the rent and bills etc.) Today I asked my landlord if it was ok for a friend to park their car in my drive way and the landlord said yes it was ok. since we have a huge drive way and plenty of space it doesnt effect anyone. So I told one of my room mates "my friend is parking their car in the drive way for 2 days ok?" and they said it wasnt ok so I explained to them that I had already asked the landlord and he said "I dont care what the landlord said, the landlord doesnt live here. I said no its not okay." Then he stood at the door and watched me to make sure nobody was parking in the drive way when I got home. I moved all my stuff out. I'm not dealing with it anymore. I can keep paying rent if I have to but I would love not having to pay it if I can get out of my lease.
There are legal things going on with my landlord too. They owe $200,000 in fines and may be going to jail. Also the next door neighbors were harassing me almost constantly expecting me to take care of their child for them and continuing to come to the door every day even when the landlord told them not to.
I live in New Hampshire if that helps.
