If you are inside the Seattle city limits, rent increases must be gradual, not exceeding 10% in a year's time, and each increase must be preceded...

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Getting a damage deposit back.

Within 14 days after your move-out, the landlord is required to send you an accounting for the security deposit. An "accounting" means either a...

Can I legally request a deduction in rent?

I'm making some suppositions by reading between the lines, but I'd say that the landlord failed to deliver the premises in the required condition,...

If I buy tickets to take a flight with the person I have a no contact order with, will the courts be notified?

By (1) doing this, and (2) talking about it on this public site, you are really asking for trouble. I can't tell from the disclosures in your...

Can a landlord force and schedule repairs for cosmetic damage on a unit that we rent and charge us for it?

Some leases specifically say that a tenant must repair during the tenancy as the need arises, not wait for the end of the tenancy. If your lease is...

If she filed the eviction lawsuit, that means she paid the filing fee, which signifies that she'll go through with it. You must answer the...

If a a default motion has been set. is it too late to answer?

Unless you are in federal court, it is probably not too late if you serve and file your answer immediately, and deliver an extra working copy to...

Landlord retaliation?

A landlord is prohibited from retaliating against a tenant for the tenant's exercise of rights under the Residential Landlord Tenant Act (RLTA)....

My tenant and I signed a two year lease in March 2015 to start Aug 2015 thru Aug 2017. How soon can I get them out.

I agree with Ms. Powell and Mr. Nguyen. This is great stuff for lawyers, because the legal principles are murky, and murky principles make for...

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Could I win my domestic violence case if I represent myself in courtroom. Trial is in 2 weeks.

You said in your previous inquiry that you make too much money for a public defender, but not enough to hire a lawyer. From that, I infer that you...