Abraham v. Gheens, 205 Ky. 289 (1924)

There is no merit in appellant’s contention that the contract under which appellee seeks to recover is required by our statute of frauds to be in writing. The notice to appellant that at the end of his term the rent would be raised $15.00 per month was merely appellee’s offer to lease the flat to him for another year at $85.00 per month. Appellant accepted this offer by holding over and paying the rent at the increased rate. The contract was not made until appellee’s offer of terms was accepted by appellant and at the earliest that could not have occurred before the expiration of the old and the beginning of the hew term. Hence, it could not have been a contract for a lease for a year to begin at a future date.