Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

Statement of Act in Lease

Does a lease have to specifically state that it abides by my state's ''Landlord and Tenant Act'' to be binding, or is the lease considered illegal if it does not directly state that it specifically abides by the guidelines set forth in the ''Virginia Landlord and Tenant Act''?


Asked on 1/27/04, 10:24 pm

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

Re: Statement of Act in Lease

No, a lease need not specifically state that it incorporates by reference the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act(VRLTA)in order to come under the provisions of the Act nor would such a lease be considered "illegal" if such reference were omitted. It's quite possible, in fact, that such a lease might well be governed

by provisions of the common law which have been codified in Title 55 of the Code of Virginia as landlord and tenant law separate and apart from the provisions of the VRLTA.

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Answered on 1/28/04, 1:08 am


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