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What can I take with me after foreclosure sale?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on October 08, 2012

The new owner has no standing to come into your house unless and until he gets an order from a judge executed by the Sheriff. There is no right to...

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My lease says we cannot do several things without written consent of the landlord, for example changing the lock on the garage.

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on October 07, 2012

You need to write her and memorialize this conversation. Point out what the lease says, point out that you have been there a week without a lock on...

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Brother died no will i amm his sister .he was not married, one adopted daug. he livied in idaho, died in wash. state.

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on October 07, 2012

I am sorry to hear of your loss. If he formally adopted his daughter, she is his heir and will inherit his estate by the rules of intestacy (if his...

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Does the landlord need to fallow the same renters agreemant as the renter

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on October 07, 2012

What matters is who signed the agreement and who wrote it. If it was the landlord's agreement, and he signed it, then he's held to it. Apparently...

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Can my father really take everything my mother owns?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on October 07, 2012

I agree with my colleagues. If your mother is being threatened, there is a great resource available in town at the Crystal Judson Center on Court...

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Can I sue someone for verbal harassment and verbal bullying?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on October 06, 2012

You can approach the Crystal Judson Family Law Center to see if an attorney there can present an anti-harassment petition on behalf of your sister....

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I just moved into a house and the landlord did not fill out a move in damage checklist.

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on October 06, 2012

I don't think a judge would allow you to say that it was too much work to fill out, so you don't have to do it. Both parties should sign the...

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Being sued by former landlord for damages that I didn't do. He inspected the house on the day that I returned the keys.

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on October 05, 2012

I my experience, Judges are highly sceptical of damages that appear after the tenant moves out. For that reason, I always recommend that you take...

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I need to move my daughter out of an apartment that she shares with an abusive boyfriend. She is afraid of him. They both signed

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on October 05, 2012

Go read RCW 59 18 570 - 585. So long as your daughter follows the statute, it is not up to the landlord, it is up to your daughter. Read how this...

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Is there a legal limit to the amount of vacate notice a commercial sublettor can require of a sublettee?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on October 05, 2012

Just writing to add that its important not to confuse "being in possession" with "paying rent". Commercial landlord tenant agreements are purely...

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What can I take with me after foreclosure sale?

My lease says we cannot do several things without written consent of the landlord, for example changing the lock on the garage.

Brother died no will i amm his sister .he was not married, one adopted daug. he livied in idaho, died in wash. state.

Does the landlord need to fallow the same renters agreemant as the renter

Can my father really take everything my mother owns?

Can I sue someone for verbal harassment and verbal bullying?

I just moved into a house and the landlord did not fill out a move in damage checklist.

Being sued by former landlord for damages that I didn't do. He inspected the house on the day that I returned the keys.

I need to move my daughter out of an apartment that she shares with an abusive boyfriend. She is afraid of him. They both signed

Is there a legal limit to the amount of vacate notice a commercial sublettor can require of a sublettee?