I live overseas. My previous tenant threatens to take me to small claim court. The property is in Washington State. How do I

(in addition to Mr. Morningstar's and Ms. Powell's answer) . . . . you are required to have an agent for in state service of process if you rent...

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I live In Japan. My tenant threatens to sue me in small claim court. How am I going to be served? She's got only my email

If you are a landlord that lives outside of the state of Washington, the Washington Residential Landlord -Tenant Act requires that you have an...

Do i have to give 30 day eviction notice

If you are outside the city limits of Seattle, a landlord or tenant may terminate the rental agreement for any reason or no reason at all (except...

I 'm going to be renting a house in Pierce Co. Can the landlord require that all persons18 yrs and older have renters insurance

I agree with Ms. Powell's analysis of the the RLTA, I just want to chime in to bring up the reason that renters insurance may be beneficial to the...

Landlord's right to my personal info?

I just want to add one thing regarding how you pay rent, never pay in cash. Like Ms. Powell stated, the legislature does require that the landlord...

Landlord right to evict tenants.

1) Your notice must be a notice to Comply or Vacate, a simple notice to comply will not be enough, the tenant must be given the option to vacate...

I got the illegal eviction because I stopped the owner's fraud adoption. Can I sue him?

1) You might not want to admit on a public website that you helped commit fraud. 2) The adoption or illegal adoption is irrelevant, if the owner...

What can I expect when a tenant breaks his lease. In Seattle,wa

Seattle has an interesting and relatively unknown law under SMC 7.24.080. This law requires that a landlord issue a tenant a packet outlining the...

Does my tenant have to comply with an addendum added to the lease?

If all your doing is adding a property manager, I really do not see why the tenant has a problem with this. So long as it does not affect his...

What are the steps to becoming a first-time landlord in Seattle?

I would suggest an attorney. There are certain requirements in Seattle that you must notify the tenant about. If you fail to notify the tenant...