Loss of Employment, Change of Employment, Job Transfer, Death in the immediate family, Long Term Illness, Partner or Roommate Breakup, or maybe even Lack of Maintenance by the owner, No Heat or Air Conditioning, Horrible Neighbors, or any other reason imaginable. The actual reason is secondary to the situation.
Unless your lease contains a specific rescission clause that grants the right to cancel the lease within a certain amount of time, neither party can back out of a contract once they have agreed and signed it.
The written rental agreement shall be effective upon the date signed by the parties. If a tenant fails to sign the form available pursuant to this subsection, the landlord shall record the date or dates on which he provided the form to the tenant and the fact that the tenant failed to sign such form.
Breaking a lease in Virginia (under regular circumstances) requires tenants to provide written notice. ing to the law, here are the notice requirements for Virginia tenants: Monthly Leases - 30 days. Leases with No End Date - At least 120 days before the lease ends.
“When you do a lease option, you're betting that you're going to qualify for a mortgage and be able to execute and buy the property,” says Timothy McFarlin, a California real estate attorney. “Make sure you have a path to do that.”