How to change last name?

Go to your County's District Court. If you are in King County, there is one in Burien. They have the forms you need. Fill them out, get a judge to...

Go look at RCW 59 18 115, and ask the Building department where you live to come inspect the premises. (N.B. you have to give the landlord notice...

Our landlord does building remodeling, causing lots of trouble to tenants.

Your landlord has a duty to maintain the property at all times during the tenancy. You also have a covenant of quiet enjoyment and an implied...

LANDLORD REFUSES TO FIX THE INCOMING SMOKE PROBLEMS, AND THE OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HE PROMISED TO FIX UPON RENTING.

You do *not* have a five year lease agreement unless your signature was acknowledged at the time you signed it. If you cannot stand the smoke...

Our apartment has a serious mold issue and we need to move. Is the landlord responsible for paying our moving expenses?

You have to give him notice in writing. Then you take a copy of that notice to the City's Building department and ask them to inspect. Read RCW 59...

Who should report problem too.

You need to give your landlord notice in writing. I realize this sounds completely lame but notices in WA are completely ineffective unless or...

Help with custody of a child that is not biologically mine.

Please go discuss your issue with Rick Bartholemew in Thurston County. If he isn't taking cases right now he will know to whom you should be...

Need advice on making changes to parenting plan

Child support is a math problem based on your income, your ex's income, and the amount of time the child spends with you. You could be eligible for...

Who's responsible for maintaining a laurel hedge planted on the property line between two residential homes (Washington State)?

If the hedge is right smack on the property line and it's been there long enough to create a problem, you should probably welcome anything your...

Caught by an autorenewing lease -- what can we do?

Leases are always construed against the drafter who is usually the landlord, not the tenant. That said, the lease, depending on how it is drafted,...