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Landlords must give 120 days' notice for the termination of month-to-month tenancies before major building changes that require tenants to leave the building. Previously, 20 days' notice was required. As a reminder, an owner or immediate family needing to occupy the unit doesn't qualify as change of use.

Under a new case in Washington, the court ruled that landlords covered by the CARES Act must give 30-day notices to pay or vacate, instead of the usual 14-day notice. If your landlord who is covered by the CARES Act doesn't give you a 30-day notice, this could be a defense to an eviction lawsuit.

A Washington standard residential lease agreement is a rental contract between a landlord and tenant whereby the tenant leases the landlord's residential property for a fixed term, usually one (1) year.

New laws affecting renters in Washington State in 2023 Within 30 days after a tenant moves out, the landlord must either return the full security deposit or give the tenant a written statement documenting why they kept some or all of it.

Before landlords can start with the eviction action for not paying rent, landlords must provide the tenant a form called a 14-Day Notice to Pay or Vacate. This notice to pay or vacate must inform the renters that they are required to move out of the property or pay the rent in 14 days in order to avoid eviction.

1c) 3-day Notice for Waste, Nuisance or Illegal Activity It may also include criminal offenses, including drug- or gang-related crimes. This notice does not give the tenant the option of complying, but instead requires that the tenant vacate the property immediately in order to avoid an eviction lawsuit.