WA HB 1236 (2021), codified at RCW 59.18.650, eliminated most no-fault month-to-month terminations statewide, requiring Spokane landlords to cite an enumerated just-cause reason to end any tenancy.
Before HB 1236, WA landlords could terminate month-to-month tenancies with 20 days' notice without giving any reason. RCW 59.18.650 now requires a specific enumerated cause (nonpayment, lease violations, owner move-in, substantial rehabilitation, sale to owner-occupier, withdrawal from rental market, etc.) for almost all terminations. Some causes require longer notice (60 or 90 days) and relocation assistance. Spokane landlords must follow the state list. The few remaining no-fault paths (e.g., end of fixed-term lease in narrow circumstances) are tightly defined.
Issuing a no-cause termination notice for a month-to-month Spokane tenancy violates RCW 59.18.650 and exposes the landlord to wrongful eviction defenses, attorney fees, and damages.
Spokane, WA
Spokane landlords must comply with Washington HB 1236 (2021), which requires just cause to terminate any residential tenancy. Sixteen enumerated reasons incl...
Spokane, WA
Under RCW 59.18.650, Spokane landlords ending tenancies for owner move-in, substantial rehabilitation, or rental-market withdrawal must provide tenants with ...
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