{"data":{"id":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2a-204","jurisdiction":"us-dc","citation":"D.C. Code § 28:2A-204","heading":"Formation in general.","body":"(a)\nA lease contract may be made in any manner sufficient to show agreement, including conduct by both parties which recognizes the existence of a lease contract.\n\n(b)\nAn agreement sufficient to constitute a lease contract may be found although the moment of its making is undetermined.\n\n(c)\nAlthough one or more terms are left open, a lease contract does not fail for indefiniteness if the parties have intended to make a lease contract and there is a reasonably certain basis for giving an appropriate remedy.","path":["Title 28. Commercial Instruments and Transactions. [Enacted title]","Subtitle I. Uniform Commercial Code.","Article 2A. Leases.","Part II. Formation and Construction of Lease Contract."],"source_url":"https://code.dccouncil.gov/us/dc/council/code/sections/28:2A-204","current_through":"2026-08-20 (D.C. Law 26-175)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-29T05:44:07Z","sha256":"57d5f6a0b04daeb17f658c4d435a45fff40c0a8a7fd7ec6d606ba99f667cbcb1","source_id":"us-dc","stale":false,"prev":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2a-203","next":"us-dc/d.c.-code-28-2a-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}