Can I get evicted for putting part of my rent in escrow to pay for an air quality test after a mold breakout

Your landlord has a remedy if you withhold rent, in that you can be evicted. An eviction ruins your rental history and unlike a debt (like a credit...

I am renting a 1 bedroom house and i pay all utilities and the house is falling apart around us can we break lease?

The landlord has broken the lease (and the law) by failing to maintain the property. You could not break this lease if you tried. There is an...

If I move out of an apartment before the lease is up, and the landlord finds someone else to live there, am I still responsible?

You are correct that the landlord cannot demand rent from one person and a new tenant who moved into the place at the same time. Arguably you are...

What if you were not the driver and the ticket comes to you any way will the photo show the driver of the car at the time.

WA has a funny rule re photo tickets - they are not allowed to photograph the face of the person driving. So if you were not driving, contest the...

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If proper notice is not given, in accordance to RCW 64.34.304(k), can HOA still fine me?

HOA law was written on behalf of HOAs and their lawyers and is shockingly lopsided in favor of the HOAs. If you signed the CC&Rs when you moved in...

Can I get wages back if my employer has only been paying me $25 a night for 15-17 hour shifts?

Washington's Minimum Wage Act provides that the penalty for wage theft is two times the withheld wages and all your reasonable attorney fees and...

When you don't respond to parking tickets, then there is a judgment entered against you. This happened when the parking ticket was issued but you...

Lease on rented place is up 02/28, via email given permissoin to stay till 03/1/2014, but got a call and they are so nope now 28

IF the house is owned by FNMA, was the previous owner foreclosed? Are you with a new rental management company because your old landlord lost the...

Commercial rental issue in Washington State

Your rental agreement may say what happens if the lease expires and you are still there. Commercial agreements don't have statutory oversight the...

What they really want to know is if you can truthfully answer a question. "Have you been convicted of a crime" is very different from "have you...