Do I have to pay a new deposit, plus a pro-rate; with a new lease, when the old one expired February and on a month to month?

First things first, if you live in Seattle there is a just cause ordinance which means a landlord may not terminate a month to month agreement...

What rights do I have to break my lease?

When you rent or lease a property, you are entering into a contract with the landlord for a habitable premises. If the premises is failing to live...

Violations of the rental agreement or duties of a tenant under the RLTA require a ten day comply or vacate notice. Essentially, if the management...

Can a person stay in a rental house if they never entered into a lease agreement with the landlord?

It appears as though you have already had your show cause hearing and the commissioner determined that one of the tenants was able to remain on the...

How to do summons and complaint in Washington

It is very hard for a landlord to self represent themselves in an unlawful detainer action. There are many little things that require a lot of...

Ms. Powell is entirely correct, there is not a law regarding late fees in Washington, and a judge would most likely view a 50+10 late fee...

House is in Foreclosure but I have a lease

You have mentioned that you signed a two year lease with your landlord. Under Washington law, a lease is only valid for over 1 year if the lease...

An unlawful detainer action will not work in this instance because this may be a tenancy at will. One may not use the unlawful detainer action for...

Does the day a 3 day notice was posted count as the actual first day?

The previous poster was correct, the day the notice is received does not count as a day because it is not a full day. Keep in mind though that in...

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I am 2 months overdue on rent. entering 3rd month.Can landlord change locks to evict me.

I agree with the previous two posters, only the sheriff can legally remove a person from the rental property. In order to get the sheriff to...