Can you be fired o ver the phone

Depending on your employment arrangement, you can be fired over the phone. Washington is an employment at will state, which means that you can be...

There are multiple differences, as the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act provides a few more protections for residential tenants. Commercial...

I have no lease agreement with a tenant who has moved in with out permission

You might consider giving a few more details on this, but from what I gather you have a person living in your unit who was supposed to be a tenant...

Employment - 401k

Before you get wrapped up in legal theories, I suggest you take a close look at your damages. First, if your 401K is making substantial gains in...

May a homeowners' association choose to enforce one covenant while not enforcing others?

Ron, A Homeowner's Association can enforce whatever restrictions are in the covenants. However, if there are violations of those covenants that...

Possible refinancing scam in WA state, home owner facing foreclosure

This certainly doesn't sound like a good thing. However, what they can and can't do will likely be largely controlled by the terms of whatever...

Tenant's rights to get deposit back from landlord under WA state landlord tenant act

Carol, The way you describe the situation, it sounds as if your landlord(s) violated portions of the Washington Landlord-Tenant Act. The...

Without a written lease, you entered the equivalent of a month to month tenancy with your friends. Month to month tenancies can be terminated with...

Start up business trademarking name and logo in WA state

It depends on whether the other brand sells its product in the place where you are planning to sell yours, and on whether the other company has...

Cosigned a car loan with boyfriend who is now 2 months behind

Should the creditor sue you in court, you'll want to try to add your boyfriend as a party, and that might mean that you'll have to sue him for...