Agree with Mr. Nguyen as always. The "twenty day" notice is one of the most frequently misunderstood rules. The reason is the statute is written...

Can my landlord enter my yard other than his designated right away, for things such as moving my water and mowing my yard?

A court is very unikely to let you out of a lease due to the landlord's irrigation practices, even if the maintenance is allocated to you under...

If I signed a lease for a single family home can the landlord have other tenants living on the property without my knowing?

First, your situation is a difficult one, perhaps causing the lack of answers so far. Finding a way out of this lease is by no means certain,...

I am wondering what my rights were in Washington state on verbal rental agreements and what can be done to protect myself

"work in exchange for rent" and "verbal leases" are two risky ideas that create no end of problems. The work for rent part is a math problem, and...

Breaking lease

Agreeing with Mr. Nguyen as always. Mr. Nguyen is correct on your duty to give notice. There are online forms for "Certificate of Service of...

Can cost of procuring tenant when tenant is breaking lease, be deducted from last month's rent? Tenant leaving state.

A "last month's rent" deposit cannot be used as the last month's rent unless the rental agreement expressly states it may be used in that way. ...

My name came up on a renting lease from 2017 i did not approve off?

This question crosses over into identity theft. In practical terms you are balancing the value of reporting the identity theft against the...

If my roommates and I never moved in but paid security deposits, are we not entitled to that money back?

As always I am in complete agreement with Mr. Nguyen. I have only this to add: UD is a creature of statute. It is in derogation of common law,...

How long a civil act of possession will stay on your record in Seattle Washington?

In Washington, an eviction case is a public record and will remain a public record basically forever. A UD judgment is also a reportable credit...

No. if there are parking places on the property then the parking and ingress and egress are features of each unit's tenancy. What the landlord is...