Legal Question in Civil Litigation in Virginia
Verbal Agrrement
I went into a verbal agreement with a friend about how rent was to be paid before signing a leaes baring only my name if rent was not being paid and got behind can I now go through the court system to get the back rent that I will have to pay from this person due to our verbal agreement which went into default.
Asked on 7/08/06, 10:20 am
2 Answers from Attorneys
Michael Stone
Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE
Re: Verbal Agrrement
Since he is your friend, he will be happy to honor the legally unenforceable verbal agreement you made.
Answered on 7/08/06, 10:29 am
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: Verbal Agrrement
Sure you can "now go through the court system to get the back rent", however, proving your verbal agreement by a preponderance of the evidence may
be more difficult than you realize.
Answered on 7/08/06, 2:45 pm