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Landlords are generally prohibited from locking a tenant out of the premises, from taking a tenant's property for nonpayment of rent (except for abandoned property under certain conditions), or from intentionally terminating a tenant's utility service. Various penalties exist for violating these protections.
1) Give your landlord at least 20 days written notice. The law requires that month-to-month tenants give landlords at least 20 days written notice before vacating their units.
New laws affecting renters in Washington State in 2023 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 can raise rent by any amount they please and as often they wish, as long they provide proper written notice. Washington state law requires that landlords provide 60-day notice to tenants prior to raising their rent.
If a landlord wants to evict a tenant for not paying rent, they must now give their tenant 14 days' notice to pay or vacate. Before, it was 3 days' notice. What should landlords do?