Landlord Tenant Notice

Rent Increases: RCW 59.18. 140 requires landlords to give tenants 60 Days' notice before increasing the rent. In a month-to-month rental, the landlord must give you 60 Days' written notice before each rent increase (except in certain subsidized rental units, the landlord must give you at least 30 days written notice).

The tenant does indeed make the income that they claim to make (ideally no less than two-and-a-half times the rental price); The tenant has a good credit history; The tenant has a good rental history that can be verified by previous landlords.

State law regulates several rent-related issues, including late and bounced-check fees, the amount of notice (at least 30 days in Washington) landlords must give tenants to raise the rent and how much time (three days in Washington) a tenant has to pay rent or move before a landlord can file for eviction.

State law requires both landlords and renters to be reasonable about seeking and granting access to a rental unit (RCW 59.18.A landlord cannot enter a renter's home without the occupant's consent. A landlord has a right to enter the renter's home for necessary or agreed repairs and inspections.

Trouble is there is no way of knowing for sure which tenants are bad and which are good until you run a tenant background check. Don't be left in the dark. Make sure you verify all the information in the rental application, run a credit check, and speak with the references, including the previous landlords.

When there is no lease agreement (like in the case of weekly rentals), you can instead use the Alaska Notice to Vacate to inform the other party in advance that you wish to end the tenancy agreement and vacate the premises.

Month-to-month tenants must be given written notice that their landlord is terminating their tenancy before the end of the rental period. In most cities in Washington State, the landlord must give the tenant at least 20 days' notice before termination.

A landlord cannot evict a tenant without an adequately obtained eviction notice and sufficient time. A landlord cannot retaliate against a tenant for a complaint. A landlord cannot forego completing necessary repairs or force a tenant to do their own repairs.A landlord cannot remove a tenant's personal belongings.

Fundamental responsibilities of landlords include: providing and maintaining the property in a clean and reasonable standard; giving proper receipts and maintaining records of all transactions pertaining to the tenancy; paying council rates and taxes; maintaining locks to ensure the property's security; and lodging the