Q: Can a contract legitimately renew without notifying me?
I have a contract with a dumpster company that I have been trying to cancel for a while. The contract officially ends November 13th. I called to cancel and they said that renewal has already begun because they didn't receive written notice 120 days in advance as per contract. I told them they never informed me that in the past. So why do I have to pay $940 to cancel a contract that I have never officially renewed? and shouldn't they have sent me some sort of official notice 120 days in advance? I never received a notice. And they are standing behind their contract. This is VA
A: If the contract says that you need to cancel through written notice 120 days in advance, then a court is likely to enforce that.
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