How do I ensure I get my rental deposit back?

A tenant is required to leave the property in the came condition it was at the commencement of the tenancy (i.e. no damage) and as clean as it was...

How to get landlord to make repairs?

To compel your landlord to make repairs, you must give a written notice to the address specified in the lease. RCW 59.18.070. If there is no...

How much notice do I need to give my lanlord?

You appear to be on a month-to-month tenancy because your term lease expired in July. If this is correct, you can give 20 days' notice that you...

I rent office space for my psychology practice in Seattle. Does my new landlord have to honor my commercial lease as is?

Under Washington community property rules, when the husband signed the lease he did so for the wife also, so she has always been the landlord. She...

If you don't have a lease with this subtenant, you do not have any duty to protect him from your actual tenant. However, you cannot exclude him...

How do I evict a stayer (renter) on my private property I gave space to put his trailer.

If he is the only person renting a trailer space on the property and he does not have a written lease, you can terminate his tenancy on 20 days'...

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Can we expect our property management to apply non-refundable fees toward carpet replacement/cleaning?

A landlord cannot charge for ordinary cleaning if she charges a non-refundable cleaning fee. RCW 59.18.130(10). However, you appear to have paid...

You should have your individual circumstances reviewed by an experienced landlord-tenant attorney. There is a common belief that unnotarized...

What do I do if I want to negotiate breaking a lease term, but the landlord is not responding?

Your landlord is not required to negotiate with you if he does not want to, so there is nothing you can do on that front. However, you are not...

Seattle has local ordinances limiting the times that construction can be done for exactly this type of problem. Check the local code compliance...