What Penalties are allowed in WA state for breaking a lease early if nothing is spelled out in the lease?

The law can require the tenant to keep paying rent until the lease is over. On another hand, the landlord has a duty to make a reasonable effort to...

I got in a heated argument with someone who I used to give nude pictures to. What can I do?

You can remind him that possessing and distributing nude pictures of persons younger than 18 likely is charged as child pornography. Perhaps that...

I have two children out of my marriage and their dad wants to allow my husband to adopt. How do we go about this?

"We cant afford to pay to talk to a lawyer". Then, you likely are in need of child support to be paid by the children's legal fathers. If the...

Home forclosed 1&1/2 years agow, they want money from refinace loan

There are all sorts of programs from the federal governments and settlements between the financial institutions and the state governments. If...

Most residential rental agreements are for 12 months or short since longer agreements must comply with statutory requirements. So, if your lease is...

Lease Option signed on 13 April 2013; rent paid but no move in date, no keys. What legal options do we have?

Unless you signed an agreement to pay rent for a place in which you cannot be living, the landlord has no right to cash you rent check for...

The parenting plan is a court order. If you request the test as provided by the parenting plan, the other parent must comply or face sanctions by...

If the contractor was doing such a horrible job, why would you want the contractor to come back to fix something that poorly performed on? If...

Will my marriage be legal if i don't turn in my marriage cert?

In WA, the spouses do not turn in the marriage certificate; it is the officiant who performed the wedding ceremony who turns in the marriage...

"pubic defender"? Self-defense is always an option against unwanted intrusions. For many smaller cities and towns, public defenders are actually...