Does RCW 59.18.310 (Lease abandonment - duty to mitigate) only apply if the tenant defaults on rent?
The law applies all the time, but you need to manage the situation. Context is important, too. If you are leaving two weeks early, the landlord...
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The law applies all the time, but you need to manage the situation. Context is important, too. If you are leaving two weeks early, the landlord...
I would have to look at your lease to answer your question. It may not be on a monthly basis as you assume. Look for a holdover or automatic...
A $500 fee to get out of a lease early is neither illegal nor unreasonable. Generally speaking, in today's market, a termination fee equal to one...
Are you on a monthly agreement? If yes, then absent language in the lease to the contrary, landlord must provide 30 days notice of changes. But...
It is not illegal for tenant to refuse to sign new lease. And it is not illegal for you to give her notice canceling the agreement, unless there is...
You ask good questions. No, probably not, no. Landlord has mishandled this and you should cheerfully lay down some boundaries. Keep in mind...
Start by treating this as a mistake, not a dispute. Reach beyond onsite managers to a regional asset manager for help. If I understood your...
Let's be clear: this fellow is how "landlord" becomes a dirty word. He is a creep, and breaking the law. He is rendering his property legally...
It's always dangerous to offer an opinion on a provision excerpted from a document, but here goes anyway. Yes, either of you may cancel the...
Your realtor may have meant that unless buyer voluntarily signs the paperwork, it may be necessary to take legal action to clear things up....