My landlord wants me to pay 2 months in advance and next months rent still is this right?

The first place to look is your rental agreement (lease). If it does not provide for this acceleration of future rent payments, you are not...

One statute and at least two court cases have established that self-help eviction by a landlord is unlawful, and a police agency which helps the...

Most courts around here have a warrant quash procedure by which you can walk in, maybe pay a quash fee ($100+), and get reinstated in the case as...

If you miss the payment deadline, the landlord can commence an eviction by having a summons and complaint delivered to you, possibly also involving...

My manager made a false 911 call out of spite in may. Informed the owner, who didnt respond. Can i use this as a defense in evic

If you are inside Seattle city limits, the landlord must comply with the city's Just Cause Eviction Ordinance. Landlord's unresponsiveness to email...

My landlord just informed us in email she selling our home but still collecting rent?how long do we legally have to move

If you are a month-to-month tenant, a landlord can terminate your tenancy by delivering written notice (written on paper, not email, not text, not...

Does a 10 day notice need to be signed by the landlord?

A 10-day notice to comply with a lease requirement or vacate must be in writing and it must be delivered in exactly as required by law (RCW...

No. There is no requirement for a "walk through" with both sides present simultaneously, either at move-in or move-out. At move-in, landlord...

Unless you are (1) a trespasser, or (2) committing waste or nuisance or gang activity, or (3) assaulting or threatening the landlord or others, or...

I had good faith as Sub-lessee but the Lessee was wrong re: the Owner's OK. Isn't the Not-OK Owner's lockout a slam-dunk in WA?

You are right about the slam dunk principle: a landlord’s self-help eviction is prohibited. Here are two cases for that proposition: First is...