Virginia Code 59.1-503.5: Terms to be specified
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An agreement that is otherwise sufficiently definite to be a contract is not invalid because it leaves particulars of performance to be specified by one of the parties. If particulars of performance are to be specified by a party, the following rules apply:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 59.1-503.5
- Agreement: means the bargain of the parties in fact as found in their language or by implication from other circumstances, including course of performance, course of dealing, and usage of trade as provided in this chapter. See Virginia Code 59.1-501.2
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Contract: means the total legal obligation resulting from the parties' agreement as affected by this chapter and other applicable law. See Virginia Code 59.1-501.2
- Good faith: means honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing. See Virginia Code 59.1-501.2
- Party: means a person that engages in a transaction or makes an agreement under this chapter. See Virginia Code 59.1-501.2
(1) Specification must be made in good faith and within limits set by commercial reasonableness.
(2) If a specification materially affects the other party’s performance but is not seasonably made, the other party:
(A) is excused for any resulting delay in its performance; and
(B) may perform, suspend performance, or treat the failure to specify as a breach of contract.