Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

automatic renewal/verbal agreement clash

I live in Richmond, Virginia. Before I signed my lease, my wife and I made a verbal agreement with our current landlords that we may vacate with 60 days written notice after the initial 12-month term of the lease. However, when we sent him the notice (it has been 14 months), he says that the lease automatically renewed and that he does not remember the verbal agreement. The automatic renewal clause was not separate, bold or capitalized and did not stand out in any way. We did not receive notice about automatic renewal, and the landlord admits to other tenants having the same problem.


Asked on 9/01/05, 7:33 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson

Re: automatic renewal/verbal agreement clash

So, what's the question? Can you now vacate the

premises with 60 days notice without owing for another 10 months? Yes, probably so, but you may need a sternly worded letter from a lawyer to your landlord in the event that he starts huffing and puffing about taking legal action

against you.

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Answered on 9/01/05, 8:40 pm


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