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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 536 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1991 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1509423,"object_type":"law","relational_id":378021,"identifier":"8.2A-204","token":"8.2A\/2\/8.2A-204","url":"\/8.2A-204\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/8.2A-204\/","token":"8.2A\/2\/8.2A-204","dublin_core":{"Title":"Formation in general","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 8.2A-204","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> A lease <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> may be made in any manner sufficient to show agreement, including conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of a lease <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span>. <a id=\"paragraph-1410088\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.2A-204\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> An agreement sufficient to constitute a lease <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> may be found although the moment of its making is undetermined. <a id=\"paragraph-1410089\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.2A-204\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"3\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">3.<\/span> Although one or more terms are left open, a lease <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> does not fail for indefiniteness if the parties have intended to make a lease <span class=\"dictionary\">contract<\/span> and there is a reasonably certain basis for giving an appropriate remedy. <a id=\"paragraph-1410090\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/8.2A-204\/#3\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFORMATION IN GENERAL (\u00a7 8.2A-204)\n\n1. A lease contract may be made in any manner sufficient to show agreement,\nincluding conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of a lease\ncontract.\n\n2. An agreement sufficient to constitute a lease contract may be found although\nthe moment of its making is undetermined.\n\n3. Although one or more terms are left open, a lease contract does not fail for\nindefiniteness if the parties have intended to make a lease contract and there\nis a reasonably certain basis for giving an appropriate remedy.\n\nHISTORY: 1991, c. 536.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}