Burien in recent months made various amendments to local landlord-tenant law. These laws offer clarify and conformity with state law, and impose new restrictions on landlords. How to resolve conflicts between state landlord-tenant law and local landlord-tenant law is a frequently litigated issue. The new Burien Code provisions clarify that if state and local law conflict, state law controls. This give clarity to landlords that they may use grounds for eviction under state law, even if there is no counterpart provision under local law. Issue often arise in eviction cases as to how much rent is owed, and whether the […]
Burien Landlord-Tenant
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