If your lease stipulates the end of your lease, you must leave the contract at the end of the lease period. You can ask to stay longer by contacting your landlord in writing or signing a new lease. If the landlord accepts the rent for the following month after the end of the term of your original lease, you have set a monthly rent. There is no grace period in Washington State. Once you have signed a rental agreement, you agree to abide by its terms, unless the owner agrees to exempt you. If they agree to release you from your lease, make sure you have received it in writing and signed it from your landlord. For example, your rent is due on the first of each month. The owner wants to add a “No Pets” rule to your rental agreement. The owner will give you a written notification on June 15.
The owner must wait 30 days and then start applying the rule the next day. You will not be able to apply the new rule until August 1. Leases of more than one year are only valid if they are notarized. You can consult a lawyer because your lease can become a month-to-month contract after the first year, or there may be other factors that they need to consider in determining validity. Washington State leases are written for the use of landlord-tenant relationships in accordance with state laws (title RCW 59). The basis of all contracts is that an owner seeks a party to occupy his space for a monthly rent. There are also other conditions such as who is paid for what expenses and expenses, as well as guidelines for public spaces (if they exist), smoking, pets, etc. – Victims of assault or domestic violence: if you are the victim of threatening behaviour by another tenant or landlord or if you are a victim of domestic violence , you may be able to terminate your lease more quickly.
RCW 59.18.352, 59.18.354, 59.18.575. A lessor may not change any aspect of a lease for the duration of the limited period, except by mutual agreement. Therefore, the rent is set for the duration of the tenancy. However, in the case of monthly leases, landlords can more easily change the rental rules. The landlord is only required to provide tenants with 30 days in writing to change a rental period, but must write about a rent increase (RCW 59.18.140). The City of Seattle has a law under which a tenant is allowed to increase by 10% or more over a 12-month period 60 days prior to written termination (SMC 7.24.030).