If my boyfriend who has lived with me nine months pays rent to landlord gets mail here. Is he considered a tenant.

Landlords are always entitled to know exactly who is residing in the premises. If there is a written rental agreement, it is going to say who the...

Is a new rental agreement needed after my roommate was evicted and I became sole tenant.

Many tenants in WA are on an expired lease. The term of the lease ended five years ago, but now what you have is a month-to-month that is based on...

Landlord is lifelong friend. Had a verbal agreement to pay off back rent. Hevcanged his mind suddenly and demanded it all at onc

Provided he started this with a 3-day notice to pay or vacate, and then a correctly and personally served summons and complaint, you don't have a...

What does this mean: "There is no proposed order. I am asking the court to find you in contempt and to impose sanctions on you."

In Pierce County the court will grant you a continuance so you can be represented by counsel. It is very remotely possible that you could go to...

Does the soon to be EX have the right to ask his wife to leave the family home and take nothing with her with only having served

Nothing makes a judge quite as angry as a husband and father who neglects to mention that his wife is on bedrest when she is served with a DVRO...

If you have a lease through July, then so long as your rent is paid, and you are not doing something completely illegal like cooking meth, then no,...

Do I need an attorney?

You can have guests over; if the lease says nothing about guests, then the landlord can't make a change to the lease until the lease ends. On the...

How can I serve papers in my Utah county, Utah child custody case?

*IF* this is a Washington support case, and all you are doing is moving to modify support, your ex can be served by certified mail. Look at the...

How do I submit my evidence to the courts as well as the people involved including their lawyer.

There are a couple of resources in Tacoma that can help you. The Crystal Judson Family Law Center, the YWCA, the domestic violence office in the...

What do I have to do to take out my portion of the property ?

I'm sorry to hear of your loss. Washington is a community property state. That means half of everything you and your husband owned is now yours....