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Under RCW 59.18. 210 , leases over 12 months must be notarized in order to be valid. Leases also restrict the landlord from increasing the rent or changing the rules of tenancy during the fixed term. Tenants are obligated to meet the conditions of the lease for the full term or face penalties.

Generally, the landlord must give you at least 2 days' written notice before entering your rental to make repairs or inspect the place. If the landlord wants to show the rental unit to a potential new tenant or buyer, the landlord only has to give you a 1 day written notice.

Landlords are required to: Give renters at least two days' written notice to enter to make repairs or improvements, supply services, or to inspect.

Landlord harassment is generally categorized as the ongoing use of aggressive tactics to intimidate the tenant. In other words, a landlord is either disrupting their right to quiet enjoyment or hostilely forcing the tenant to take some action.

Yes, Microsoft Word has a free lease agreement template that you can customize to create your own contract and minimize any potential problems between tenant and landlord.

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.