Go to the Snohomish County Housing Justice Project. It won't be fun or easy, but HJP can usually swing a deal. If landlord balks, they can almost...

There is an eviction moratorium on presently. Governor Inslee's Proclamation 20-19.6 outlaws almost all evictions statewide. In Seattle, the...

Agree with all the foregoing. A couple points: PACER is free for a LARGE number of pages downloaded. If you are working with bankruptcies, get...

Can I ask for my april's rent back because it was also paid thru rental assistance?

Get a copy of your ledger of account from the manager. The double payment (all other things held equal) should leave you with a credit balance in...

This is an odd-ball case. Usually these types of cases pop up where a family member has been let into possession during hard times; and, now the...

I agree with all prior responses. This is a game of risk management, and only one of the techniques is risk avoidance. A few suggestions: * The...

Mr. Nguyen is always 100% on the money. I see no indication in your fact pattern that you served an accounting of the deposit within 21 days...

Agree with both Mr. Alexander and Mr. Nguyen. So, you have tenants that lost their section 8 already due to unauthorized occupants. HUD does not...

Who repainted what and when is a secondary issue. The fact that you got a deposit demand from a lawyer means the lawyer believes, or has beene...

If I have people live in my house that have a child and I get a restraining order would they have to leave or would I?

See if your courthouse has a family law facilitator. These folks know a lot of people come through the family law system unrepresented, and their...