What is the current law (2019) in Wa. state re apt. landlords demanding tenants buy renters ins.?

Agreed, there is no law requiring tenants have insurance. There is no law prohibiting landlords from requiring tenants to buy...

Does staying with someone while you aren’t on the lease but paying rent give you rights to an apartment?

Without the landlord's consent, you became an unauthorized occupant also known as a unauthorized subtenant or assignee. Odds are the lease limits...

What can I do?

Not in Ferndale. Relocation Assistance comes with eviction control ordinances. In Washington, eviction control only exists in I believe Seattle...

Call the police and report it. Immediately go to the Courthouse and swear out a domestic violence application for temporary retraining order. The...

Can my landlord deny my ESA if I have a letter from my dr saying the animal is necessary for my mental health?

Read the update on the newest service animal housing rules: ...

Notice to vacate handicapped renter in WA?

Consider requesting a "reasonable accomodation" that is consistent with her level of disability. If she feels they are picking on her because...

Is this something I should be worried about and take action on

Find out EXACTLY the date and time this incident allegedly took place and start compiling everything you can find that shows you were somewhere...

Requesting a case file

The question is really an ethics question. The client OWNS the file, every scrap of it. If yask for your complete file it must be provided to...

Evict a tenant, who has no lease, rental agreement or monthly rent, without a lawyer or going broke?

Your question straddles two areas of law. Unlawful Detainer which covers residential tenancies, and provides all the obligations of landlord and...

Without having eyes on the lease is is not possible to truly determine. However, in WA a long term lease must be notarized and must contain a...