How to Evict Tenants in Washington State – Landlord Guide (2024)

Washington eviction law has changed a lot in recent years. We’ve written this article to be the most thorough and accurate overview of the Washington State eviction process available. Be careful about trusting other eviction information on the internet, as much of it is outdated, incomplete, or otherwise inaccurate. In this article, we discuss the […]

Commercial Lease Negotiations and Disputes – Protect Yourself!

Whether you’re a landlord or a tenant, negotiating favorable lease terms is critical to your success. As a business owner, finding your first office or a warehouse to increase inventory is critical to your business. As a landlord, finding a solvent and reliable tenant is equally critical. The lease terms need to work financially for […]

Washington State’s 2019 Eviction Law Changes – Full Landlord Guide

This article is old news.  We’ve incorporated most of the below information in our new guide to evicting a tenant in Washington State. If you own and operate properties in Seattle or Tacoma, you might want to check out our articles on Seattle and Tacoma rental housing codes. We’ve written this article to help landlords […]

Tacoma’s new “Landlord Fairness Code” – Landlord Guide (Updated 2024)

To understand this article, it will help if you have a baseline understanding of Washington eviction law, so consider checking out our guide to evicting a tenant in Washington.  The “Landlord Fairness Code” is poorly written and difficult to implement Tacoma’s Landlord Fairness Code was notoriously voted into law via Tacoma ballot initiative no. 1 […]

How a MASSIVE error by Tacoma City Council gave us the “Landlord Fairness Code”

For reasons we don’t understand, official Tacoma news outlets have failed to cover the embarrassing story of how a mistake by the Tacoma City Council led to the passage of Tacoma’s “Landlord Fairness Code.” We explain the story here. What is Tacoma’s “Landlord Fairness Code”? The “Landlord Fairness Code” is a sweeping pro-tenant ordinance that, […]