Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Ohio

If a landlord has a written and signed document, but verbally allows the signer to get out of the lease early, then reinforces the document, is the signer still able to get out of the singed document?


Asked on 6/23/12, 1:57 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Daniel Myers Myers Law, LLC

In Ohio, you can sometimes orally modify or waive requirements in a written contract. The problem you are going to have is proving that orally the written document was changed. Without witnesses to the actual oral change, you are going to have this problem. See if you can get it confirmed in writing, or if other witnesses were there who heard the statements. Unfortunately, people who you spoke to after the fact about it may not be helpful.

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Answered on 6/23/12, 2:09 pm


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