Whenever there is a lease, either verbal or written, Washington State laws (Revised Code of Washington Chapter 59.18) give tenants certain rights like the right to receipts for every payment and the right to know where and how the security deposit is being held.The landlord, too, gets rights such as the right to the interest earned by security deposit unless otherwise agreed upon.

2020 Changes: New Laws for Landlords & Letting Agents Published on January 26, 2020 by Sarah Mac The National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) has helpfully outlined a number of updates to lettings legislation that will introduce changes during the first half of 2020 that residential landlords and letting agents will need to take on board.

Long Beach’s current CPI is 3.3%. Assembly Bill 1482 (AB 1482) – Rent Control.

In 2019, the Washington State Legislature passed and Governor Inslee signed legislation which required landlords to provide notice at least 14 days before initiating an eviction proceeding, and created a new notice form that landlords must send to tenants if they fail to pay rent, utilities or another periodic charge that is agreed to in the lease. This overview of key landlord-tenant laws in Washington will get you started. For starters, if you want to buy cigarettes, you'll need to be 21 years old. SB 5600 - 14 Day Notice Forms. Here are laws that will be effective as of January 01, 2020 that you need to know.
Below is a list with some of the most common regulations listed online by the Department of Planning and Development.

Know the Law A variety of state, federal and local laws help guide landlords and protect renters in Seattle. AB 1482 limits rent increases to 5% plus Consumer Price Index (CPI). Rent Rollback: Requires landlords that have raised rent over 8%, to roll rent back, on January 1, 2020, to the cost in effect on March 15, 2019 in addition to …

The new year is just around the corner -- and with a new year, new laws will come into effect in Washington state.