What cost I can recovery from the retaliayory termination of rental agreement

Retaliation is addressed in two statutes: RCW 59 18 240 and 250. In a nutshell what it says is you can recover what you actually spent on attorney...

What are the rules about going month-to-month with our tenant after a 1-year lease?

RCW 59 18 230 says that you cannot impose additional burdens on tenants beyond those detailed in the RLTA. If you required yourself to give sixty...

I live in a home with my step dad that we are buying together. I pay 1/2 of everything & he is sick and I wanna know my rights.

Under these facts, it is hard to say what the outcome would be. If his old will says you get the property at the old address, and he no longer owns...

Can i still file a lawsuit against the owner and landlord for dog biting my toddler in the face?

If the dog belonged to your landlord, she had a duty of care to protect your child from injury caused by her animal. You have a duty to keep your...

I live in the state of Washington. I moved out of my house because my soon to be ex was getting more physical and emotionally

So long as you did not leave any children of the marriage with him, no. (You did not mention children. I brought it up just in case.) You made a...

My car's break got failed hit one car before signal.Police came and said I was speeding while I was not.Can I contest and win?

Please go find and retain a lawyer who handles tickets. If your brakes failed, you are going to need your attorney to retain a forensic mechanic to...

My landlord has asked me to clean our storage room completely out and straightened it out.

No. Rent is always due in the full amount as spelled out in your agreement, with a couple of highly complex exceptions, which your facts do not...

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We have a leaky ceiling from a broken skylight that is now filled with mold, the landlord refuses to fix it, whats my next step?

Mold is a symptom of a water leak somewhere. Mold is not actually mentioned in the RLTA, roof leaks are. Tell her formally in writing. Start with,...

Unlawful detainer for eviction needs to be filed. Am I doing it right? I don't want it thrown out and have to do it over again.

Same way I don't replace transmissions or do root canals. You need a pro. There are landlord-tenant attorneys in Bellingham who will handle this...

Bedbugs and Beyond - how to deal with inflated collections lawsuit in Seattle?

Collection agency is probably not aware that you and the manager had a written agreement regarding the termination of your lease. They cannot...