/How long does it take after a three day pay or vacate notice is served, do you have before you are evicted?

If you are still there, the landlord has to have you served with a summons and complaint for unlawful detainer, and those documents have to give...

Suing a Landlord for breaching spoken agreement

WA will enforce an oral agreement for a tenancy. The baseline rule is that an oral tenancy cannot be for longer than one month. But when you have a...

Does a 3-day Notice terminate a lease or hold tenant responsible for remainder even if they choose not to pay and then vacate?

a 3-day is a predicate notice to an unlawful detainer. it is phrased in the alternative. If they don't move out, you can evict them. If they do...

Is a six-month lease binding in Washington State?

I agree that there is no reason why a 6-month lease would not be enforceable. If your friend the manager can point you to the authority she relies...

Theoretically the landlord has a duty to maintain the premises in reasonably good order during the tenancy. See RCW 59 18 060. *IF* the premises...

What are my rights if any if I am a friend and tenant of the previous owner of a foreclosed home that I live in?

The case you have to make is that you were a bon fide tenant. That would be you paying rent to the owner. That is going to be a little tough....

Tenant responded to summons in court, not to the landlord as required, is the response valid

All inferences are drawn in favor of the tenant in the eviction court. If, even after all inferences are drawn from their perspective, including...

What are my options for a tenant who has not paid rent or given notice of intent to break lease?

The rent goes on a 3-day; the deposit and any late fees addressed in your contract go on a 10-day. These documents are notices, they have to get to...

Define "moved out" pertaining to 3 day pay or vacate. My tenants loaded up a storage unit and left some things in the apartment.

Mr. Weatherstone is right: under the applicable statute, you need 1) failure to pay rent AND 2) affirmative conduct evidencing an intent to not...

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How can you tell if a home owner is trying to scam you of your deposit?

There aren't any guarantees, but the statute protects you to a certain extent. In the first place, any contract terms that are inconsistent with...