Breaking our lease due to an infestation. What can we do with our apartment?

You aren't breaking your lease, your landlord broke the lease by failing to provide housing free of infestation. Code Enforcement in Federal Way...

There is a horrible smell under my apartment.

Send written notice then contact 211. That's how you get a code enforcement complaint under investigation in Tacoma.

How do I remove an eviction from public record I served on a tenant in 2014?

There's a new law on this subject. You can ask to have an eviction sealed up so the information will no longer be publicly available.

Multiple maintenance issues in my apartment within 6 months, now human waste in my bathtub, how can I break my lease?

Everett has an excellent code enforcement process. The inspector in Everett is a police officer. After you give your landlord written notice go on...

Do I have to live in my apartment while major repairs are happening? Is my landlord obligated to provide alternate housing?

You don't have to live with a collapsed ceiling! Give written notice, take pictures and go ask the Building Department to inspect your apartment....

Seattle - The apartment building in Seattle that I live in recently sold at auction. I have received 3 notices on my door...

Your situation is exempt from the JCEO and the RLTA if your housing is conditioned on your employment. The 20-day notice post-auction is when they...

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How do I get the landlord to fix the plumbing?

Give written notice - not email or text! They have ten days to get it fixed. After ten days, contact the City and ask them to inspect. Lynnwood is...

Who's responsible?

In a single family property the landlord is supposed to hand the property over to the tenant without pests. After that, it's up to the tenants to...

How long does a landlord have to send me charges after taking my deposit? (After notifying me they are taking it)

Probably not. See RCW 59.18.280. And there is a new case on the subject- Gooddeil v Madison Real Estate.

Is it reasonable to ask the landlord to reimburse me?

It may seem reasonable but that is a fast way to get yourself evicted. Don't EVER short the rent without carefully following RCW 59.18.150's exact...