Seeking good, fair residential lease agreement form(s), Washington State

Washington doesn't have a pattern lease. Landlords can get a lease on line, but it is a much better use of your time and energy to pay an...

If you appeared in the action and your landlord filed it, you are entitled to notice before anything further happens. You can't be evicted by your...

Lease w/ purchase option - occupancy date of 1/1/2010 - Also have recorded purchase agreement

Mr. Alexander is correct. These facts are waiving red flags!You need a local real estate attorney right now. I cannot understand how real estate...

The law requires the landlord to provide reasonably adequate heat as required by the tenant - what does this mean?

"Working Fireplace" = "reasonably adequate heat" under the facts you provide. If you said that the fireplace was inadequate to heat the house...

After occupying a unit for fourteen years, can I legally be charged for replacing the carpet, which was not new when I moved in?

The chances a judge is going to hold you liable for the condition of a fourteen year old carpet are slim. The concept is "amortization". That means...

Residency for two people living together over six years

This is really a question for a family law attorney, believe it or not. You might have a claim under a meretricious relationship theory. Maybe not,...

Does abuse have to be proven somehow?

Well, if you look up the evidentiary rules for DV hearings, you will find that - there are none. She didn't lose because of a lack of proof - more...

Selected as the best answer

Sounds like this turns on whether the heat provided is reasonably adequate. If you didn't have any heat for two months, arguably you'd have a...

What law provides for the need to break rental agreement due to safety issues.

I agree with Mr. Alexander that your daughter's best bet is to demand that the landlord provide reasonably adequate locks, and if that doesn't...

What form or document do i need tofill out (notice of appearance or answer)to respond to eviction summons

If you contact Housing Justice at the Regional Justice Center in Kent they will help you. You can make your answer orally or in writing, but to...