Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Virginia

Hello, I leased my home to a family for 1 year, which they signed and moved in on 7-1-09. They notified me this week that they needed to terminate the lease early via email due to "personal reasons". I contacted my real estate agent, and it coincidentally happens that she sold this family a HOME and they will be closing and moving in the end of November, about 6 weeks from now. This puts me in a tough spot since the rental market stinks in NOV, and they were only in the place under 4 months. I would like to put the home on the market now for sale. Is their notice sufficient via email? Can I use this as the go ahead to start showing the property and either sell or release it? How soon can I make them vacate now that they are terminating early? My concern is that I show the home, get interest, then find out they did not close on their new home and decide to stay. This would put me in a position where I would not be able to get a new tenant, as well as know that they will probably leave early at some point anyway?


Asked on 10/16/09, 8:06 am

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

So, start showing the property for sale and when you have a firm offer from a buyer, give the current tenants adequate advance notice of their need to vacate the premises by a date certain.

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Answered on 10/21/09, 10:12 am


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