Is it legal in WA State for a landlord to require a 13 month lease?

That's a 12 month lease. A landlord can require that you sign any length of lease in order to live on the property. If a lease is longer than 12...

How to handle repairs when renting an apartment?

If you live in the city limits of Seattle, you may want to call the Department of Planning an Development to make a complaint regarding the living...

We live in a friend's house that is currently in forclosure no written contract they want us out they moved out can we stay???

You need to discuss this matter with a landlord tenant attorney. Tenants who have their houses foreclosed upon while they live there may be...

As promised by Ms. Powell, here is the link to the Seattle ordinances. http://clerk.ci.seattle.wa.us/~public/toc/7-24.htm

WA State : Can I move before the end of my lease if my landlord died and their executor is going into foreclosure?

Seattle has a consumer protection law that allows a tenant to break a lease if the landlord fails to do certain things at the commencement of the...

Does this termination clause allow for early termination of a year-long lease?

The City of Seattle has a consumer protection ordinance that deals specifically with rental agreements. You may want to take a look at Seattle...

Our tenants signed a one year lease but are moving out six months early. They want a full refunded of the deposit.

Outside of Seattle when a tenant breaks a lease that is unexpired, they may be on the hook until it is re-rented or until the end of the lease...

Seattle has a just cause ordinance that limits when a tenancy may be terminated. If you live in the city limits, here is a link that defines what...

I live in public housing. We had a bedbug inspection & they found a bedbug. One. Can I refuse pesticide treatments? Steam is OK.

In my experience, people who refuse bedbug treatments in public housing face serious consequences. Under the Washington Residential Landlord...

Can a landlord rent a house that has been foreclosed on ?doesnt that mean they no longer own it?

A landlord can rent a property so long as they own the property (or have the legal right to control the property . . . but that is a bit more...