I'm a victim of Domestic Violence, does the abuser have to be arrested in order to break the lease and get a refund of my money?

Look at the end of the RLTA because there is a new section about victims of DV and how the landlord has to deal with it. Don't take legal advice...

Can lanlord make me pay back rent on apt i moved out of a year ago.

Arguably your landlord *might* be able to collect one month's rent if you did not give adequate notice that you were leaving. The fact that there...

New management has a new lease which seems to say we are responsible for damages caused by previous owner neglect.What can I do?

I disagree with Mr. Nguyen. See RCW 59 18 230 which states that agreements that are contrary to the RLTA are unenforceable. You cannot be held...

Your landlord has 24 hours to fix your water heater. You have to write to them (I know it sounds absurd but that is what the law requires) and...

Can the attorney for the plaintiff issue me discovery before they file the complaint with the court? Do I have to answer this?

In WA they can send discovery with the summons and complaint but if they are not filed you are under no obligation to answer the discovery...

My ex wife denied mediation and has withheld my son from me for 7 months now. What should I do?

Denying mediation is a basis to ask the Court for relief. The Court has the authority to find your ex in contempt for failing to follow the...

Parenting plan and mental health issues

You ask the Court to order it. You provide a factual basis for the need for the eval, not allegations or conclusions, those are worthless. If you...

Help me, chase foreclosure

Please go to http://www.wsba.org. On the top of the main page you will find the link to the State Bar's project matching up volunteer lawyers with...

I paid a nonrefundable pet fee of $300, however the rental house was just foreclosed.

The RLTA actually requires the old landlords to hand the trust funds over to the new landlord (the bank). It is not my experience that is...

I recently tried to serve via certified mail to a last known address but it was retuened.

You cannot obtain jurisdiction over a defendant or a respondent in WA by certified mail. Service must be personal. See CR 4. You cannot serve...