Washington Landlord Tenant Law

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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. Read the rest of this entry »

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  Many landlords and attorneys are still using older, out-of-date form. Read the rest of this entry »

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In a recent unpublished opinion Division III of the Washington Court of Appeals held that despite the acceptance of rent the occupants of certain rental property were merely tenants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] Read the rest of this entry »

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). Read the rest of this entry »