Can a landlord charge a fee for breaking a lease above and beyond what they would lose in rent?

A breach-of-contract penalty clause is disfavored (the law school expression is "equity abhors a forfeiture"), but the law will enforce it if (1)...

Three day to pay or vacate, or twenty day to terminate tenancy?

If the foreclosure was a deed of trust foreclosure and if tenants received required notices of the auction, the starting point is RCW 61.24.060 and...

As a landlord in Washington state, if a tenant has been issued a summons for owing back rent, pays current rent, (March) and pay

It does not stop the court process. The tenant must comply with the deadline in the summons no matter what, even if the summons has not yet been...

Will I be identified to the defendant if I release a statement as witness?

Your ID will be accessible on the 911 dispatch records which are sent to police officers on patrol. If you don't follow through with a statement...

I'm betting that the rental application contained a receipt for the deposit, but if not, a link to the applicable statute is pasted below. $600 is...

How long do I have before I can be evicted by the sheriff ?

The landlord's statement that you must be out by Feb 23 does not control when you must be out. It is only a court order (writ of restitution),...

My last question is not very helpful I guess, How can I be garnished without judgments

You should be getting copies of the garnishment orders (after they take the money), and those orders will show the authority for the garnishment. ...

Was deposit return check written to include incorrect people?

I assume C and D did sign the release, and only E and F are refusing. Reading between the lines, I suppose that the amount of money involved will...

For this answer I assume two facts. First, you are a month-to-month tenant, and second, your rent is payable on the first day of each month. For...

Late filing is sometimes excused when a good reason exists, but this is mostly true in criminal cases. In civil cases late filing is allowed less...