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Ben Layman
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  • Richmond, VA
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Ending a tenants lease early (Virginia)

Ben Layman
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Richmond, VA
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Hello BP community! 

I have 3 tenants in a SFR that I manage myself. Their lease ends on June 30th, 2021 but I would like to end it two months early on April 30th. They have been paying under market and are very difficult "headache" renters. Leaving piles of garbage on porch, constant maintenance requests and paying rent on the 5th of every month. My plan is to renovate, raise rents and possibly sell the house this summer. But I'm unable to renovate with tenants in place so I'd like to end the lease two months early.

This is the language I have in my signed lease: "Tenant agrees that if property is sold and tenant is required to move out, Landlord will give Tenant a minimum of 30 days notice."

Does anyone know if i'm legally allowed to end their lease 2 months early in the state of Virginia? 

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Ben Layman
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Ben Layman
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Richmond, VA
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I understand @Patti Robertson and thank you so much for the guidance. I plan on offering them a free month's rent in exchange for signing an addendum to the lease stating that they'll move out early. 

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