Your back rent can be discharged in your bankruptcy but your landlord's attorney can file a motion for equitable relief from the bankruptcy court's...

What do i do now that my condo owner (landord) has been foreclosed on and my home is being autioned this week

Hello: Please read my legal guide on Tenant's Rights in Foreclosed Properties on this site. You are actually in a good position. You have an...

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My condolences on your loss as well. If you are asking this before your father has passed away, please just wait as no one has the right to see the...

Does signed contract 60 notice to terminate/vacate trump state statuate of 30 days?

That was nice of them to give you extra notice, but it does not extinguish the tenant's obligation to pay June rent. Your contract apparently...

Can rent be prorated by tenant based on when they gave notice?

WA allows a 20-day notice to terminate tenancy. But the notice is valid at the end of the next rental period. They can tell you that they will be...

Refund rent and deposit

Washington has strict rules about habitability, both by caselaw and statute. If you have not yet moved in, then file a small claim. If you live...

Landlord making unjust demands in return for refund of last month's rent.

Well, he can keep it but you can take him to small claims to ask a judge to make him give it back. Rent is different from deposit money. It is...

Need a Probono Lawyer for my sister...

Any time the State (CPS) takes away a child the parent is entitled to assistance of counsel at no cost if the parent cannot afford it. Your sister...

Raising my rent, evicting me

Clean and sober housing rules still require due process. If your landlord is claiming you have breached the house rules they still have to give you...

Also, filing a lis pendens that a court determines is frivolous is an invitation to an expensive lawsuit. Be sure that you are getting good advice...