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Landlord not making repairs within the laws time frame. I want to move. Do I need to move upon providing letter?
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Answered on April 18, 2013
Relocation in Seattle is two months rent plus three months rent or $2K, whichever is more plus all pre-paid rent, all your deposits, your...
How to prove we paid bill when it has been sent to collection agency? How to prevent the collection from going to credit report?
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Answered on April 16, 2013
What you should look at is debt verification or vaidation letters. This is essentially a demand that the creditor prove you owe money. If you write...
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What is the proper notice for a 20 day eviction?
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Answered on April 15, 2013
And finally, if service of the predicate notice is by posting and mailing, you have to mail the notice from the County where the property is...
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Can a landlord hold the personal property of a deceased tenant, after being handed a small estate affidavit naming an executor?
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Answered on April 15, 2013
And your remedy should you not be able to recover the property promptly is in Title 7, Chapter 60, Replevin. Replevin provides for your reasonable...
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What are our tenant rights?
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Answered on April 15, 2013
The rule about under what circumstances your landlord gets to enter is at RCW 59 18 150. The entry is to "inspect". Arguably entry to get a bid is...
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Can I be charged a service fee (no answer to appt made by vendor) by a company if there was no appt made?
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Answered on April 15, 2013
The service fee is your landlord's, not yours. When your hot water heater goes out, the landlord has 24 hours to get it working again, not six...
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Does wa state require to pay interest on a security deposit
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Answered on April 14, 2013
If this is a landlord-tenant agreement, the interest on the deposit goes to the landlord. The deposit rules are at RCW 59 18 260, 270 and 280....
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The bathroom in my apartment floods periodically with sewage - can I get out of my lease?
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Answered on April 12, 2013
Yes, you are correct and this sounds awful. It also sounds as though the landlord is renting out an unlawful apartment. Please take all the notices...
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I am having trouble with roommate not paying rent. I gave him a 3 day notice. He still refuses to leave. He also has warrants.
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Answered on April 12, 2013
It isn't clear from your facts presented that your roommate is your sub-tenant such that you would have standing to evict him, or whether your...
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Can LL charge prorated rent after keys have been turned in?
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Answered on April 12, 2013
If you still needed access in order to fix something, then you really were not totally out on the 30th. It is always better to fix any damage...
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