If a tenant is leasing a space on a month to month basis, how much notice does the landlord need to give to vacate the property?

The default notice to unilaterally terminate a month to month tenancy is twenty days, but the timing is tricky. The notice has to get to the other...

I have never miss paying rent now today the owner says the bank has taken back this property what happens to me,my newborn,.

And luckily you will not have to move in thirty days. Don't believe the old owner. You can doublecheck by contacting the County's Assessor...

Can I sue in small claims court for a veterinarian who performed an inadequate surgery, confirmed by necropsy?

You'd do better to run your fact pattern by the leading authority in WA on matters involving animals. He can give you his opinion. Elizabeth Powell

I paid 1st &last months rent as well asdeposit and pet deposit.My landlord said I can not use last months rent

It turns on what the landlord called the money you paid. If you paid a deposit and that was separate from your last month's rent, AND you paid last...

I want to move from Washington state.will this prevent shared custody of my 2 yr old twins.i am the father

Congratulations on your new employment opportunity. You can't share custody when you live hundreds of miles away. Shared custody is for situations...

Is a 3 day vacate notice valid in this written agreement?

RCW 59 18 230 says that contract terms that are inconsistent with the RLTA are "void as against public policy and shall be unenforceable". A 3-day...

My step dad recently passed away. He has no blood children. Does his property legally go to me and my sister?

At least theoretically if your mother is still alive, his estate would go to her. Elizabeth Powell

My rental home got foreclosed on, new owner now says he wants me to pay the pro-rated rent and the utilities

Once the property is auctioned, the previous owner is not responsible for pro-rated rent or utilities or anything else, because the ex-owner no...

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We have just received an eviction notice, not for non-payment of rent but because we have had trouble paying the garbage bill.

Ask for reasonable accommodation due to your disability. Put your payment arrangements with the city in writing and share a copy with your...

How can I get an Annulment in Washington, is there a deadline?

There are very specific requirements before a WA court is going to declare a marriage invalid. It is MUCH easier to simply get a divorce. The only...