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		<title>Landlord Liable for Failure to Return Tenant Property</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 23:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Washington Landlord Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our law firm was not involved in the lawsuit described in this article. In a recent opinion Division II of the Court of Appeals upheld a $76,275.55 verdict against a landlord and the property management firm it retained.[1] In addition, the Court of Appeals added attorney’s fees in an amount to be determined for the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Landlord Liability for Injury due to Snow and Ice</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:09:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Washington Landlord Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington has adopted the Connecticut rule which requires landlords to keep common areas in a safe condition regardless whether or not the hazard is naturally occurring.  [1] The landlord is not the guarantor of tenants’ safety, however, and therefore a tenant will be required to show the landlord had actual or constructive knowledge of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abandonment by Residential Tenants</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:14:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Washington Landlord Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abandonment must be clear and unequivocal.[1] The tenant need not expressly state an intention to abandon.  Such an intention may be implied by law.[2] “This inference may be drawn from anything which amounts to an agreement on the part of the tenant to abandon.”[3] The Residential Landlord-Tenant Act abolishes the common law right to distress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent Site Crash</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Washington Landlord Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<title>Accepting Rent After Notice to Terminate Tenancy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 00:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Washington Landlord Attorney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Washington Landlord Tenant Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eviction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent published Court of Appeals unlawful detainer case ruled on the issue of whether a landlord may accept rent after service of a notice terminating a month to month tenancy.[1] The court ruled that the landlord may accept such payments without waiving the notice. After having been served a notice to terminate their month [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wrong Summons</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 14:47:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Washington Landlord Attorney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Washington Landlord Tenant Law]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In recent years the mandatory summons for residential evictions in Washington has been amended twice.  Many landlords and attorneys are still using older, out-of-date form. Use of the correct eviction summons is necessary to convey jurisdiction on the court.  Use of the wrong form may lead to dismissal of the eviction action.[1] Contact us for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recent Unpublished Opinion Finds Tenant at Sufferance</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 15:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Washington Landlord Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our law firm was not involved in the lawsuit described in this article. In a recent unpublished opinion Division III of the Washington Court of Appeals held that despite the acceptance of rent the occupants of certain rental property were merely tenants at sufferance and subject to eviction via an unlawful detainer action.[1] The defendants [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lease Renewal</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Washington Landlord Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A lease expires upon end of term. This applies in a Seattle residential lease, the local just cause eviction ordinance notwithstanding. Carlstrom v. Hanline, 98 Wn. App. 780 (2000). Renewal clauses should specify rent, renewal term, any new or changed terms, and the time and manner of notice of intent to renew. - Lack of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Does a Lease Need to be Notarized or Recorded?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Washington Landlord Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Generally, no. But, both residential and non-residential leases must be notarized and contain a legal description if the term exceeds a year.[1] The recording statute defines a lease of over two years as a conveyance.[2]  In general an unacknowledged lease for a term exceeding 1 year is effective only as an oral lease and results [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Filtered Screening</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Washington Landlord Attorney</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Washington Landlord Tenant Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legislative Update]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[[UPDATE NOTE: This bill ultimately did not pass.] A bill is being considered in Olympia that may limit landlord’s access to complete and accurate information and drive up the costs of obtaining tenant screening reports. The proposed law imposes new credit reporting obligations on tenant screening services. The new law would require them to issue [...]]]></description>
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