("Welshing" is actually a derogatory term, did you know that? Seems obvious, if you think about it. However, does anyone even KNOW someone who's Welsh? When did they start welshing on people?) (Dictionary.com allows the spelling two ways - Welch or Welsh.)

Question: Recently my mother signed a lease and paid a deposit for an apartment and decided it was not the right choice for her. She contacted the landlord within two days (verbally) and gave a written letter within three days. The landlord said it was fine but then changed his mind and now wishes to hold her to the lease. I thought that there was a consumer protection law that allows a cooling off and rescission period for leases?

Answer: Oh, she's pretty much out of luck. I've never heard of a three-day clause. Maybe a one-day clause, in Massachusetts. Anyone else?

Question: I'm in a position where I may have to leave the area due to a job change. If I remember it right, there is a provision in the law for just such a case where the renter would not be liable for the balance of the lease if he/she gave suitable notice. Is that true and can I break the lease on those grounds?

Answer: Nopee.

Complete answers: Can tenant break lease days after signing contract? - By Robert Griswold, Inman News, by way of The Boston Globe