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According to Wash. State law, can a 5 yr commercial lease include a landlord's unrestricted right to end the lease in 6 months?
Seattle, WA
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Posted 2 months ago in Landlord / Tenant
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My current 5 year lease is ending and I have just been presented with a new lease which includes a clause that states, ". . . landlord, has the unrestricted right to end this lease by giving the tenant a 6 months notice to move and vacate the premises." I have no events of default and pay my rent on time so this seems particularly one-sided. Can a statement such as this be enforced?
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Thuong-Tri Nguyen
This attorney is licensed in Washington.
Posted about 1 month ago.
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It would not necessarily be unlawful for a contract to be one-sided. Unless there is some legal reason to find the contract to be unenforceable, the parties can agree to terms that appear more favorable to one side.
Your landlord likely is intending to do something with the building, such as tearing it down. You likely should discuss the landlord's plans for the building with the landlord. Once you know the landlord's plan, you can make your own plans on whether to stay in a building from which you may have to vacate in 6 months. |
