You cannot enforce a blanket prohibition on satellite TV. I give lectures to landlords, property managers, and other attorneys. Below I...

Under WA residential landlord tenant act under what grounds can a tenant legally break the lease

Behavior by other tenants generally must be in the forms of serious threats in order for you to break the lease. See RCW 59.18.352 (requiring...

What are a landlord's responsbilities under WA residential landlord tenant act

If you follow the procedures properly you may repair yourself, or withhold rent. You must give written notice, and there are limits to the amounts...

Tenant just cause termination of rental agreement

With straightforward evidence, such as Have you forwarded your mail? Are the utilities in your name? Will neighbors say you live there?...

What is a landlord's responsibility for returning deposit refund to tenant if landlord was not provided a valid address

You should always send the statement within 14 days. You do not have to prove actual receipt. You do not have to send by certified mail. If you...

Landlord tenant laws in WA state, tenant's rights against landlord's service of 20 day notice to vacate

The landlord does not need a reason to end a month to month tenancy. Either party may end the tenancy upon proper notice. The notice must give...

If the landlord lives in wyoming and rental property was in washington state what court do i file lawsuit in

You can probably get what is called "long-arm" jurisdiction as the landlord is certainly doing business in Washington. Also, out-of-state...

Tenants rights to terminate lease agreement

You are in a difficult situation both in a real sense and a legal sense. There is no statute that allows you to break the lease under these...

What is a landlord's responsibility to the tenant for a rental unit that is infested with mold

The landlord is required to initiate remedial measures within certain time limits. RCW 59.18.070. A time limit of ten days is the one most likely...

Is a tenant to vacated rental unit two days early entitled to a pro rata refund for the 2 days

With all due respect to my colleague, if your tenancy was residential the period is twenty days, not thirty. The notice must also give the last...