Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia
30 day rule inregards to year to year vs.month to month lease
On may 24 2002 i signed a year lease with the end date of may 31,2003.The lease did not ask for a 30 day notice just an exact vacate date therefor on may 8,2003 i notified the landlord that i would be vacating the apartment on May 31,2003.Landlord is now claming he converted our lease to a month to month lease effective May 1,2003 and he claims i am responsible June's rent.Is this legal and am i responsible?
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Re: 30 day rule inregards to year to year vs.month to month lease
It's unclear from your description of the lease terms as to how much advance notice of "the exact date" you were required to give the landlord.
If the lease was governed by the Virginia Residential Landlord Tenant Act (VRLTA), then the landlord was probably within his rights to convert it to a month to month tenancy obligation
30 days in advance of its expiration (May 1, 2003)which would have required you, also, to give your notice on May 1, 2003 in order to move out on June 1, 2003, without further obligation.
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