It isn't a code violation unless or until you tell your landlord in writing. Something like this: "Dear Landlord: as I have been telling you for...

Hello: please don’t hesitate to reach out for help from TacomaProBono with this issue. If you go to our website there’s a drop-down intake...

Unless or until you receive written notice you don’t need to open your house to anyone. There are rules about this, and also if your landlord...

It depends. First on why you left (leaving because you just accepted a job offer in CA, as opposed to leaving because there was a terrible flood...

Please go look at the forms available on the Washington court's website for protection orders. You don't say how old your mother is, but she may...

Yes you have sixty days to respond. And the county where the rental property is located is the correct venue. Many courts are handling small claims...

A lease can have terms more favorable to the tenant than the statute. You are correct the statute was changed, but your contract says fourteen...

Absolutely you can have an inmate served. Go to the Sheriffs Civil department and fill out the form and pay the sheriff. They’ll give you an...

I’d sure be asking the Fire Marshall for their report and determining if this place is safe to continue living in. Are you in Seattle? The...

First, please accept my condolences on your loss. That must be hard. Second, if you live there you’re a tenant and protected under the moratorium....