Legal Question in Real Estate Law in Virginia

At beginning of my lease, I paid first months rent, last months rent and security deposit. During the leasehold, we agreed to raise the rental amount by 300 per month. At the lease end , the landlord is saying that she is entitled to additional 300 dollars for the last months rent ( as this is the amount the rent was raised after I had paid the last months rent) . Is this true?


Asked on 10/20/11, 12:46 pm

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

Yes, I would agree with you if the lease specifically referenced the last month's

rent as what was owed (and no more) when you initially paid it upon moving in, but if no such limitation is specified, the landlord's position could be supportable if there is no contraindicating language in the lease itself (which obviously cannot

be known by one evaluating the matter only from what has been provided in

the question).

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Answered on 10/20/11, 1:41 pm


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