Huurrecht in Washington: de regels voor verhuurders

De waarborgsom in Washington

Het meeste dat u mag vragen

Geen wettelijk maximumGeen wet legt dit vast

Terug naar de huurder binnen

30 dagenRCW 59.18.280(1)30 days after termination and vacating, with a full statement of reasons and copies of estimates or invoices for damage charges.

Huur en boetes bij te late betaling

Boete bij te late betaling

Geen wet begrenst dieRCW 59.18.170(2)

Respijt voor een boete

5 dagenRCW 59.18.170(2)

Huurverhoging en huurregulering in Washington

Aankondiging voor een huurverhoging

90 dagenRCW 59.18.140(3); RCW 59.18.700; RCW 59.18.710; RCW 35.21.830The cap took effect May 7, 2025 and expires July 1, 2040, with exemptions for new buildings and some other housing; subsidized tenancies need only 30 days' notice. Cities may not adopt their own rent control.

Huurregulering

Maximum voor de hele staatRCW 59.18.140(3); RCW 59.18.700; RCW 59.18.710; RCW 35.21.830

Maximum voor de verhoging

7% plus CPI or 10% a year, whichever is less, and no increase in the first 12 monthsRCW 59.18.140(3); RCW 59.18.700; RCW 59.18.710; RCW 35.21.830

De woning betreden: aankondiging aan de huurder

Aankondiging voor u binnengaat

48 uurRCW 59.18.150(6)

Huur beëindigen en huisuitzetting

Een maandhuur opzeggen

90 dagenRCW 59.18.650A landlord may end a periodic tenancy only for a cause listed in RCW 59.18.650(2); 90 days' notice applies to the owner moving in or selling a single-family home, other causes carry their own notice periods.

Onbetaalde huur

14 dagenRCW 59.12.030(3); RCW 59.18.057; RCW 59.12.040“14-day notice to pay rent or vacate”Volledig betalen binnen de termijn stopt hetThe notice must follow the statutory form. If it is served by mail, five more days must pass before the suit is filed.

Andere tekortkoming in het contract

10 dagenRCW 59.12.030(4), (5); RCW 59.18.650“10-day notice to comply or vacate”De huurder kan de tekortkoming binnen de termijn herstellenThe tenant can save the tenancy by performing the broken condition within the 10 days. Waste, nuisance and unlawful business call for a 3-day notice to quit instead, and every termination must also rest on a cause listed in the just-cause statute.

Sloten en afsluitingen

Verboden: sloten vervangen, nutsvoorzieningen afsluitenRCW 59.18.290(1); RCW 59.18.300

Huisuitzetting in Washington, stap voor stap

Wat een huurcontract in Washington moet vermelden

• A deposit may be taken only under a written lease stating when it may be withheld, with a signed and dated move-in checklist describing the unit's condition. (RCW 59.18.260)
• Any nonrefundable fee must be in a written rental agreement that clearly says it is nonrefundable, and it may not be called a deposit. (RCW 59.18.285)
• At signing, give a signed written notice on the smoke detector and the tenant's duty to maintain it, and for multi-unit buildings, on sprinklers, fire alarms, smoking policy and emergency plans. (RCW 59.18.060(12))
• At signing, give the Department of Health's information on indoor mold hazards and how to control mold. (RCW 59.18.060(14))
• State the name and address of the landlord in the rental agreement or a posted notice, and an in-county agent if the landlord lives out of state. (RCW 59.18.060(16))