Salem, OR asked in Contracts, Real Estate Law and Landlord - Tenant for Oregon

Q: If a rental year lease /agreement has wrong start and finish dates plus written over leters is it null and void

I'm trying to get out of said lease but having a difficult time doing so.

Thank you,

1 Lawyer Answer
Gregory L Abbott
Gregory L Abbott
Answered
  • Landlord Tenant Lawyer
  • Portland, OR
  • Licensed in Oregon

A: It depends - were the existing dates simply mis-entered or a "typo" in an otherwise mutually agreed lease term or are they accurate from one parties understanding and somehow agreed to in writing but a mistake according to the other party? I am unclear what you mean by "written over letters" or if they were written over prior to the lease signing. Waiting until you seek to break the lease to raise these "errors" does not help but in the end, it is likely to be a very fact specific inquiry and up to a Judge.

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