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A Virginia month-to-month rental agreement, or ?tenancy-at-will?, is a lease contract that allows a tenant to stay on the property and pay rent until either the landlord or tenant decides to end the tenancy by providing the required notice.

A written lease agreement must contain: The names and addresses of both parties; The description of the property; The rental amount and reasonable escalation; The frequency of rental payments, i.e. monthly; The amount of the deposit; The lease period; The notice period for termination of contract;

NOTE: Under Virginia law, if you do not have a lease, and you do not pay rent, you are considered a ?tenant at sufferance.? This means you can be evicted for any reason at all, at any time, and no notice needs to be given to you. Under this circumstance you can go from ?tenant? to ?trespasser? very quickly.

Ing to Virginia landlord-tenant law, tenants have the right to live in a habitable unit that complies with proper housing regulations. Additionally, tenants have the legal right to request required repairs if the unit has any kind of damage that exceeds normal wear and tear.

To evict a tenant with no lease or a ?tenant at will?, a landlord must serve them an X-Day Notice to Quit. The proper notice period a landlord gives depends on the length of rental period. If the tenant pays rent weekly, a landlord has to serve them a 7-Day Notice.

When a tenant is one ?at sufferance,? that means the tenant is under no lease agreement and does not pay rent. Here, the tenant can be removed at any time and for any reason without notice. Additionally, the landlord may not have to go through the court process and may use self-help methods such as changing the locks.