A lease can say almost anything, but in Washington a signed clause isn’t automatically an enforceable one. The Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RLTA), chapter 59.18 RCW, overrides lease terms that take away rights the statute gives tenants. At Ken Miller & Associates, PLLC, we review rental agreements for landlords and tenants
A landlord can follow the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act to the letter and still be out of compliance the moment a unit falls inside Seattle, Tacoma, or Burien. State law sets a floor, not a ceiling, and several Washington cities have built well above it. Owners who bring compliance questions to
Washington does not allow a landlord to punish a tenant for using a legal right. Retaliation questions that reach Ken Miller & Associates, PLLC follow a familiar shape. A tenant reports a dead furnace or a mold problem, and three weeks later the rent jumps or a termination notice appears
Your rented home is your private space, even though you don’t own it. Washington lawtreats it that way. The rules governing landlord right of entry in Washington come fromthe Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, specifically RCW 59.18.150, and they strike adeliberate balance: a landlord keeps a legitimate interest in maintaining the property
Washington’s fair housing laws go further than the federal Fair Housing Act, and that gapcatches a lot of property owners off guard. A landlord who screens tenants the same waythey always have, without checking whether their criteria still line up with current statelaw, can end up facing a complaint before
Washington does not allow a landlord to punish a tenant for using a legal right.Retaliation questions that reach Ken Miller & Associates, PLLC follow a familiar shape.A tenant reports a dead furnace or a mold problem, and three weeks later the rent jumpsor a termination notice appears on the door.
