In Washington State, RCW 59.18 is the law informing Landlords and Tenants about their responsibilities and the remedies when one or the other fails to meet those responsibilities.
This law is currently (January 2021) under attack by the state legislature, and changes are being argued in Olympia that will give landlords fewer options for protecting their own properties.
Click here to read the current RCW 59.18
Click here to learn more about RLTA-MHLTA EVICTION REFORM and how property owner rights would stripped if it passes.