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In Seattle, landlords are required to charge no more than 1 month's rent for security deposit and nonrefundable fees. Additionally, tenants are allowed up to a 6 month payment plan for the security deposit, any nonrefundable fees, and last month's rent.
Landlords must now provide written documentation (receipts or invoices) of any money they keep out of a security deposit. Within 30 days after a tenant moves out, the landlord must either return the full security deposit or give the tenant a written statement documenting why they kept some or all of it.
Landlords cannot charge tenants for repairs or cleaning for damage caused by ordinary use of the premises. You can read the law about this at RCW 59.18.
In Washington, landlords can charge for carpet cleaning if it falls under ?damage? rather than ?normal wear and tear?. This means if the tenant has caused excessive dirt or stains that a simple vacuum can't fix, the landlord may deduct cleaning costs from the security deposit.
The landlord can generally use the deposit towards any unpaid rent or any damages the tenant causes to the unit during their tenancy. RCW 59.18. 310 allows the landlord only to mitigate the damages caused when the tenant broke their lease.