Seattle Laws Allow Tenants to Terminate Tenancy
Seattle landlords are required to give all residential tenants a tenant information packet and voter registration information. The City has […]
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Seattle Landlord Tenant Law
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Seattle Limits Landlords from Screening for Criminal History
Update: This proposal was passed into law. A proposed Seattle ordinance would limit landlords’ use of criminal history, including sex
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Seattle Landlords Must Provide Voter Registration
A new ordinance requires Seattle landlords to provide voter registration to new tenants. Seattle landlords are already required to provide
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Landlords Sue City of Seattle Over First-in-Time Law
Chong and MariLyn Yim live with their three children in a triplex in Seattle. The only way they can afford
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Seattle Just Cause Eviction and Selling Your House
For a Seattle residential landlord, selling your house can be tricky. Under the just cause eviction ordinance the landlord must
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Seattle First in Time Ordinance
A new Seattle landlord-tenant law limits landlords’ discretion in rental decisions for residential rental properties. Under the new law, Seattle residential
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Seattle Ordinance Restricts Rent Increases
Seattle residential landlords must give 60 days notice to increase rent ten percent or more in any twelve-month period. For
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New Seattle Just Cause Eviction Provisions
A Seattle residential landlord may evict a tenant only for just cause. Just cause is defined by Seattle ordinance. Landlord
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Eviction Upheld on Appeal
A Seattle residential eviction with a complicated procedural history was recently upheld on appeal.[1] The lease expired and the tenancy
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Seattle Landlord-Tenant Packet Updated
Seattle residential landlords should take note. All residential landlords in Seattle are required to give a tenant at the beginning