Eviction Services
from the
Law Office of Mark B. Tackitt
Ninety percent of most questions
about landlord tenant law are answered by the below selected
statutes and ordinances. At the bottom of this page are contained
links to other sources about evictions contained within the
EvictionServices.com pages.
Revised
Code of Washington
Definitions
Service of Legal Notices
Duties of the Parties and the
"Repair and Deduct" Statutes
- RCW
59.18.070 Landlord--Failure
to perform duties--Notice from tenant--Contents--Time
limits for landlord's remedial action.
- RCW
59.18.080 Payment of rent
condition to exercising remedies--Exceptions.
- RCW
59.18.090 Landlord's
failure to remedy defective condition--Tenant's choice of
actions.
- RCW
59.18.100 Landlord's
failure to carry out duties--Repairs effected by
tenant--Procedure--Deduction of cost from
rent--Limitations.
- RCW
59.18.140 Reasonable
obligations or restrictions--Tenant's duty to conform.
Right of Entry
Security Deposits - upon
commencement of tenancy and after vacation by tenant
- RCW
59.18.260 Moneys paid as
deposit or security for performance by tenant--Written
rental agreement to specify terms and conditions for
retention by landlord--Written checklist required.
- RCW
59.18.280 Moneys
paid as deposit or security for performance by
tenant--Statement and notice of basis for
retention--Remedies for landlord's failure to make
refund.
Abandonment by Tenant
- RCW
59.18.310 Default in
rent--Abandonment--Liability of tenant--Landlord's
remedies--Sale of tenant's property by landlord.
If the statute for which you were
looking was not listed above, try:
Seattle
Municipal Code
Chapter 7.24 SMC Seattle
Rental Agreement Regulations
SMC 7.24.030 Rental
agreement requirements.
SMC
7.24.080 Distribution of summaries by
landlord required.
SMC
7.24.090 Remedies for
tenants if landlord fails to comply with SMC 7.24.080.
Seattle
Just Cause Ordinance
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This page last edited 2 August 2000.