No copy of lease. Apartment kept security deposit.

There is a specific new statute that provides that if you tell your landlord in writing you require an additional copy of your lease agreement they...

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It is not OK to stop payment on a check. It is a crime in WA to pay with a bad check or stop payment on a check. Also, there is no such thing as a...

Can I start eviction process after giving 3 day notice if I receive a check that is misdated and the bank wont accept it?

If there is still rent due and owing, and the three days have passed, you can proceed. But also, the RLTA requires that all acts be performed in...

Is there any case law supporting the position that a court order obtained on perjured testimony is invalid? Thank you.

Well no in fact the opposite is true. Statements made to a court are privileged. You can show they are perjured, but if you ignore the resulting...

How much does it cost to get help by a lawyer to fill out paper work for evicting tenants?

It is going to cost you around $1K to hire counsel, but the lawyer has a lot more to do than fill out forms. In the first place, there are no forms...

If we have a tenant who has not paid rent in 3 months and the lease is up in July do they have to leave if we put up a letter?

You can send a demand that the rent be paid within three days or they need to leave. That is the basis for an unlawful detainer for failure to pay...

Do I have any rights to keep the full refund or partial refund for my rental home?

And RCW 59.18.280 says, (in essence) No matter how badly the landlord screwed up, the landlord can sue the tenant for damage done to the property...

I applied an apartment and they said they can't lease to me due to a balance owed from landlord that file eviction.

This is a frustrating glitch in the law. The DAY your landlord files an unlawful detainer, the credit reporters note that you are "evicted" even if...

Check-out overview of apartment has a place for tenant signature, but I was never asked to sign & no security deposit returned

Arguably they don't need your signature on the walk-through checklist at the end of the tenancy. $200 for cleaning . . . what? Did they identify...

I respond to the lawyer regarding the eviction summon that i received

The eviction court cannot enter final orders on your landlord's lawsuit if possession is no longer at issue. The way you prove possession is no...