Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Washington

conflicting lease terms

What if the lease is a ''term lease'' meaning it has a set date when the lease it up and it needs no notice as to when the lease ends. What if the portion in the lease agreement regarding termination is that of what is a ''month to month lease'' (Meaning that only 20 days written notice is needed from owner to remove tenant) Is that legal for the owner to have all the rights and the one leasing have none?


Asked on 3/08/08, 10:40 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Amir John Showrai The Pacific Law Firm, PLLC

Re: conflicting lease terms

I am not sure I understand your question correctly, so I'll just lay out the rules on how leases that start for a set period of months and then go month to month thereafter, work.

Let's say you have a 12 month lease, and then it specifies that you are to go month to month thereafter, unless either party gives notice within 30 days of the end of the 12 months, in which case the lease will end at that point. So far, both the landlord (LL) and the tenant (T) have equal rights to end the lease.

From there, if LL & T go month to month, either one may terminate the lease with a minimum of 20 days' notice to the other. I think the heart of your question goes to whether this practice is legal, and the answer is that yes, it is legal. Again, either one of you may end a month to month lease on 20 days' notice.

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Answered on 3/09/08, 12:28 pm


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