Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Washington
Landlord/Tenant question
My wife and I agreed to cosign for an apartment rental lease for my stepson that was valid for 6 months per verbal agreement. After 6 months we could have the cosign pulled from the lease files. We forgot to do so and now after being evicted after living there for 4 years, the credit collection agency is wanting payment for past rent within 30 days.
Any known state law that might protect me from this?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Landlord/Tenant question
Drat - I answered this and didn't get it submitted properly, so I'm doing it again.
There is no statute on point for forgetting to withdraw your cosignature, no.
What you can do is sue your stepson in small claims for any amounts you wind up paying.
If all they are asking for is one month's rent you are lucky. Usually after an eviction they also want attorney fees and costs, which can be another thousand dollars on top of the rent.
Hope this helps. Powell
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