20 day notice to vacate rental on 12/31 provided to landlord on 12/2/12

Your 20-day notice was provided timely to terminate the rental agreement 12/31. So it is unclear why your landlord is advising you that you are...

On a 2 yr lease that is being signed by the tenant & landlord separately, does it need to be notarized twice?

Each signature must be notarized, and if you and the tenant are in different counties, when you sign it, each of you is going to have to find a...

There should have been a walk-thru checklist filled out when you moved in. The landlord has to supply you with functioning smoke detectors, you...

I own a mobile home in Olympia and am preparing to abaondon it. Can landlord seize it as abandoned?

The MHLTA is different from the RLTA; you should look at it. You have a lease that rolls over from year to year no matter what your contract says....

The new property management company has no basis in law to unilaterally change any terms in an ongoing lease. If you WRITE TO THEM and point out...

I received a 14 day respond summons I responded asking for court date now I got a writ what can I do?

The unfiled summons and complaint you received required you to respond in writing within seven days. You had fourteen days to demand that they file...

Mr. Nguyen is right. If you are facing a serious health and safety issue, and defective plumbing is a serious health and safety issue, give notice...

Does a landlord have to inform you of roches before you sign a rental agreemen?

The landlord is required to control all infestations at all times during the tenancy. They do not honor their obligation by advising you there is...

How long does a landlord have to pursue damages?

If your landlord refunded your deposit and then later billed you for the same charges you should strongly consider taking your landlord to small...

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Is there a legally required time frame for an eviction, in Washington State?

No truth to that rumor. You can be issued a 3-day notice to pay rent or vacate, a 10-day notice to comply with lease terms or vacate, or a 20-day...