SB 5600 (14-Day Rent Notices, Staying Writs, Etc.)

View SB 5600, as passed into law, here.

Effective July 28, 2019, sweeping changes to Washington's Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RLTA) will take effect, including extending the time frame to pay rent. But, as described below, SB 5600 does more than that.

HB 1138 (Termination of Tenancy - Armed Forces Exceptions)

On April 17, 2019, Governor Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1138 into law regarding termination of tenancies for active-duty military members. The law takes effect July 28, 2019.