Can I move out early if landlord fails to change carpet in Washington state (not Seattle)?

I'd look at RCW 59.18.070 and .090. Your doctor is going to need to give a written opinion that the carpet is making your kid sick. Then, leaving...

Elevator down. I’m disabled

The only thing that is going to fix this situation is to tell your landlord in writing. A letter, on paper, with an envelope and a stamp. Landlords...

Is the new ordinance-28559 effective now

If you have a lease that hasn't expired then the new owner needs to honor that lease. But the new ordinance you are referencing is only in the City...

Landlord rented me his house.. he never moved out?

If you go to the Housing Justice Project they may be able to help you. (253) 572-5134. I would also recommend telling the Housing Authority this...

Your roommates can't make you stay. They can insist that you continue paying your share of the rent, through the term of the lease. If they get a...

If i was not on the lease, what rights do I have to the apartment that my boyfriend and I lived in? Only he was on the lease?

You have rights as a victim of domestic violence, as a tenant, regardless of whether your name was on the lease. Your landlord had a duty as soon...

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RCW 59.18.070 gives the landlord a time period to commence repairs. But RCW 59.18.090 gives the tenant the unqualified right to give notice and...

If I have a month to month lease can landord request to vacate for any reason?

A month-to-month lease is a contradiction in terms. If you have a month-to-month, you can leave on twenty days notice. If you have a lease, you are...

There is a common misconception out there that a rental contract that obligates you the tenant to do something "trumps" the RLTA. It does not. The...

Who is responsible to pay for the cleanup/removal of hazardous material?

There is a case on this issue. Nicola Nation v Landis Construction. The City will not help you with bedbugs, but they will help you with rats....