1) can the landlord come onto the property without notice?

2) After moving in i found that the walls in the basement are roting. Surely the landlord new about this issue. What can i do?

No personal relationship with the owner, who wants me to move out with no notice

He has got violent with me.& abusive mentally...Most recent he came in and got mad because I was handling some personal problems & he didn't like it..& I said something.& he flipped out. Tearing my hanging beads off the wall..screaming names.& he thre & broke a table... View More

PROVIDED, That upon learning of such abandonment of the premises the landlord shall make a reasonable effort to mitigate the damages resulting from such abandonment:

Brent Bowden
answered on May 15, 2018

It means, usually, that you try to find a new tenant. If a tenant abandons the premises or breaks the lease 3 months into a one year lease, you can't just do nothing and then demand the next 9 months of rent. You have to make reasonable efforts to find a new tenant.

That is a pretty... View More

My landlords (married) have been conducting themselves with complete disregard for the law and I have insisted that they stop entering without notice (they do it daily, they live across the street).

They were enraged and declared on the phone that they would "fix the problem" by... View More

Brent Bowden
answered on Mar 24, 2018

Your landlord cannot move into an area that you have the exclusive right to possess.

However, your landlord could potentially move into a portion of the house if it isn't part of your lease. For example, if your house is rented room by room and you only rent one of the rooms they... View More

Be here until the 12. Then wants to keep my deposit until one month later because of damage or cleaning. She lives in the same house as me, so she can see that there are no damages or cleanliness no to be done. She has threatened to kind close me out and lock the doors, take my clothes out throw... View More

Brent Bowden
answered on Mar 6, 2018

Depending on how your lease is structured, you may owe the full months rent even if you move out on the 12th. That is a difficult question to answer without seeing the lease. There are specific laws dictating how long your landlord can keep your deposit. RCW 59.18.280... View More

I own a condo in Seattle, Washington. My tenant has been experiencing noise from the unit above. Resolution has not be achievable even with the HOA's involvement. My tenant has decided to break his lease and move out. If I sell my unit, do I have the legal obligation to disclose the... View More

Tenant moved out after 5 months into a 1 year lease. He continues to pay the rent on time while I search for a new tenant. But he wants his security deposit back now. Do I hold it until the unit is re-rented or until his lease is up (whichever is sooner)? The contract says to return deposit... View More

Does the new owner have to give WRITTEN notice to tenants as to the date they must vacate? We've heard rumors but haven't received anything in writing. Some tenants have leases, some do not. I'm a month-to-month renter.

We got evicted the sheriff's department said that we could get our stuff back as long as we let the landlord know in a reasonable time, however when we tried to get our stuff from the landlord he said to call back on Saturday which is tomorrow however we got a letter in the mail yesterday... View More

I was evicted she says since I didn't move out on the 31 I get nothing back and I pay her feea

We were out of town my wife went in to labor and our new born baby boy was born with complications and had to be hospitalized for 11 days we were paying a friend to take care of her while we were out of town to be by our sons side came home to dog not nowhere in home we were so sadden not to... View More

I moved yesterday and put in a final maintenance request in for the new tenant. The on-site manager texted me today threatening me about a mattress that I moved to the dumpster. He said that he came into our apartment to fix the sink, took photos of damages and the mattress, and will charge us $75... View More

We had the popcorn ceiling removed by a general contractor but he contaminated the home. Then we hired a L&I approved asbestos abatement contractor to completely clean the home. They also did a air quality test after that to make sure the limit is less than 0.01.

Do we need to mention... View More

Gregory Andrews Cade
answered on Sep 9, 2017

No. While landlords are required by law to disclose the presence of asbestos which implies a health hazard on the property, notifying tenants in this regard is no longer necessary if the problematic materials were adequately removed from the building. Therefore, since asbestos was thoroughly abated... View More

In my lease agreement: "Tenant and/or Tenant's guests will not use, allow use, purchase, sell, or possess any controlled substance or drug paraphernalia ... [or firearms] ... on or near the premises." Since marijuana is legal in Washington state, would it still count as a... View More

Stan Glisson
answered on May 23, 2017

Legally, yes; marijuana is still a controlled substance. And paraphernalia can be just about anything used to ingest or store drugs (the definition is: all equipment, products, and materials of any kind which are used, intended for use, or designed for use in planting, propagating, cultivating,... View More

The person in question is active duty in base housing but subletting to another service member and has not reported it.

Patrick Korody
answered on Feb 13, 2017

There may not be a charge at all, depending on the circumstances. It's probably privatized housing based on a lease. Violating a lease is not normally a criminal offense, even in the military.

me and my common law wife have lived hear two years along with her niece and husband and two kids but I'm the target of this action the house is owned by the niece and her husband and my wife sister I ve had total access to the property garages etc. my rent is paid in full for the next month... View More

Marjorie Simmons
answered on Sep 13, 2016

You might find the tenants' rights articles at Washington Law Help to be informative: http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/issues/housing/tenants-rights.

At the end of June me and a new roommate and her daughter moved into a new apartment in Bothell, WA. The apartment is leased to her and she is the only one that signed the contract. I am listed on this contract, along with her daughter, under "Occupants". Now that I am needing to move... View More

Marjorie Simmons
answered on Aug 25, 2016

Do you have a copy of what was signed? What does the fine print say? It sounds as if your former roommate may have had the expectation that you would contribute to the rent payment when the two of you entered into the rental arrangement. If so and if she would not have leased the apartment... View More