Comments on: No Rental Agreement -All Verbal?

By: Tamara

Tamara — Tue, 24 Sep 2013 06:00:04 +0000

Non written agreements should still be honored. I have a problem with people that try to get out of an agreement just because the law can enforce it. I remember when a hand shake was all it took to solidify a deal. Today people don’t seem to care about what they agreed to. Your word is your oath. (not anymore)

By: Joaquin

Joaquin — Sat, 21 Sep 2013 23:40:02 +0000

Ahh… I’ve been wondering about this for awhile now. My property manager made a new verbal agreement that she said over-writes the written agreement. From what I understand that is not allowable or enforceable.

By: Terrell

Terrell — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 17:40:03 +0000

Contrary to what your landlord says; Verbal Agreements are non enforceable. The only exception would be if you had a recording of the conversation. Filing a complaint with the RPA is wise. That will be a way to formally document the agreement as you remember it. In fact, the complaint would probably hold up in court as the agreement since there is no other written evidence. Good question, thanks for posting.

By: Simone

Simone — Tue, 17 Sep 2013 11:20:04 +0000

Yes, that’s a good question. I too have a verbal agreement and was wondering what my rights are. I’ll be watching this post to see what other responses come in as I would like to know too.