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    Default Notice Before Ending Month to Month Residential Lease

    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Washington State.

    My renter is currently in a month-to-month lease and wishes to end their lease in 30 days. (Today is July 10 and he wishes to end the lease on Aug 10). As they have given notice, can they actually pay only a prorated lease for the first ten days of August or are they liable for the entire month? I was under the impression that month-to-month leases start at the first of the month and end on the last day of the month.

    Jason

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    Default Re: Notice Before Ending Month to Month Residential Lease

    Quote Quoting RCW 59.18.200. Tenancy from month to month or for rental period — Termination — Armed Forces exception — Exclusion of children — Conversion to condominium — Notice.
    (1)
    (a) When premises are rented for an indefinite time, with monthly or other periodic rent reserved, such tenancy shall be construed to be a tenancy from month to month, or from period to period on which rent is payable, and shall be terminated by written notice of twenty days or more, preceding the end of any of the months or periods of tenancy, given by either party to the other.

    (b) Any tenant who is a member of the armed forces, including the national guard and armed forces reserves, or that tenant's spouse or dependant, may terminate a rental agreement with less than twenty days' notice if the tenant receives reassignment or deployment orders that do not allow a twenty-day notice.
    (2)
    (a) Whenever a landlord plans to change to a policy of excluding children, the landlord shall give a written notice to a tenant at least ninety days before termination of the tenancy to effectuate such change in policy. Such ninety-day notice shall be in lieu of the notice required by subsection (1) of this section. However, if after giving the ninety-day notice the change in policy is delayed, the notice requirements of subsection (1) of this section shall apply unless waived by the tenant.

    (b) Whenever a landlord plans to change any apartment or apartments to a condominium form of ownership, the landlord shall provide a written notice to a tenant at least one hundred twenty days before termination of the tenancy, in compliance with RCW 64.34.440(1), to effectuate such change. The one hundred twenty-day notice is in lieu of the notice required in subsection (1) of this section. However, if after providing the one hundred twenty-day notice the change to a condominium form of ownership is delayed, the notice requirements in subsection (1) of this section apply unless waived by the tenant.
    Unless your written rental agreement provides otherwise, if you received your 20 days notice on the 10th, your tenant could move out at the end of the month without owing any further rent.

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