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Fillable Printable Letter From Landlord To Tenant Rent Increase

Fillable Printable Letter From Landlord To Tenant Rent Increase

Letter From Landlord To Tenant Rent Increase

Letter From Landlord To Tenant Rent Increase

Sample Letter: Improper Rule Change/Fee or Rent Increase
[Date]
[Landlord/Manager’s Name]
[Landlord/Manager’s Address]
Dear [Landlord/Manager’s Name]:
On [date], I received [written/unwritten] notice from you of a [rule change/rent increase]. I
am writing to inform you that I did not receive proper notice of this change. According to
Washington State law, any rule change for month-to-month tenants, including a rent
increase, requires thirty days written
notice. This includes the requirement of tenants to
begin paying utility fees. I have enclosed a copy of the law, RCW 59.18.140.
Additionally, in the City of Seattle, if there is an increase of ten percent or more in my
housing costs within the same 12 month period you must give me sixty days written
notice. That is according to SMC 7.24.030, a Seattle City ordinance on rental agreement
requirements.
If you wish to legally institute this rule change, you must legally serve me with written
notice. Upon receipt of that, I will be glad to adhere to this rule change.
Sincerely,
[Your Name]
[Your Address]
RULE CHANGES/RENT INCREASES
RCW 59.18.140
Reasonable obligations or restrictions -- Tenant's duty to conform.
The tenant shall conform to all reasonable obligations or restrictions, whether
denominated by the landlord as rules, rental agreement, rent, or otherwise, concerning
the use, occupation, and maintenance of his dwelling unit, appurtenances thereto, and
the property of which the dwelling unit is a part if such obligations and restrictions are not
in violation of any of the terms of this chapter and are not otherwise contrary to law, and
if such obligations and restrictions are brought to the attention of the tenant at the time of
his initial occupancy of the dwelling unit and thus become part of the rental agreement.
Except for termination of tenancy, after thirty days written notice to each affected tenant,
a new rule of tenancy including a change in the amount of rent may become effective
upon completion of the term of the rental agreement or sooner upon mutual consent.
[1989 c 342 § 6; 1973 1st ex.s. c 207 § 14.]
Seattle Municipal Code
SMC 7.24.030
Rental Agreement Requirements
A. Any rental agreement or renewal of a rental agreement for a residential rental
unit in the City of Seattle Entered into after the effective date of the ordinance
adding this subsection A shall include or shall be deemed to include a provision
requiring a minimum of sixty (60) days prior written notice whenever the periodic
or monthly housing costs to be charged a tenant is to increase by ten (10)
percent or more over the periodic or monthly rental rate charged the same tenant
for the same housing unit and same services for any period or month during the
preceding twelve (12) month period.
B. No rental agreement entered into after the effective date of the ordinance
codified in this chapter that creates or purports to create a tenancy from month to
month or from period to period on which rent is payable, may:
1. Require occupancy for a minimum term of more than one (1) month or
period;
2. Impose penalties, whether designated as “additional rent” or fees, if a
tenant terminates the tenancy pursuant to law and vacates before
expiration of any minimum term prohibited by subsection A of this section;
3. Require forfeiture of all or any part of a deposit if the tenant terminates
the tenancy pursuant to law and vacates before the expiration of any
minimum term prohibited by subsection A of this section; provided, that
nothing in this chapter shall prevent a landlord from retaining all or a
portion of a deposit as compensation for damage to the premises as
provided by law and the rental agreement or, as provided by law, for
failure to perform other obligations imposed by the rental agreement.
(Ord. 119171
Section 2, 1998: Ord. 116843 Section 3, 1993.)
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