Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Washington

Re: Landlord tennant.

You can give your month to month tenants a 20-day notice terminating the tenancy. You can give it for more than 20 days; but you must do it in writing. If you cannot personally serve your tenants with the notice, you must post it and mail two copies, one certified, return receipt requested and one first class.

20 day notices must be given so as to arrive BEFORE the tenth day of the rental period.

If rent is due on the 1st, your notice must be given on the 9th to give them 20 days.

Even if you choose to make it a 90-day notice, be sure that you time it properly.

You can certainly call them to set up a date to do the walk through at the conclusion of the tenancy; you can provide them 48 hours notice (in writing) of your intent to enter and inspect.

The trick to tenancies in WA is to provide communications in writing. You can always call, just follow it up with a letter.

You are also required to provide an address where you want rent to be paid; picking up the rent may be a courtesy, but it doesn't quite track the law.

Hope this helps. Powell