My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Washington
Sorry in advance for the verbose post:
My partner and i have two roommates who verbally and in writing said they will be leaving by this week or the end of the month.
They paid February's rent but are still a FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS SHORT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OWED for the past three months.
Our lease states no roommates but after my partner was unable to work and we got behind - The Landlord verbally allowed us to do so to make rent.
We didn't ask for a deposit, charge for utilities and have no written agreement with the roommates. They share one set of keys we provided.
Their inability to come up with the required amounts and help solve our financial problems has ended up costing us money as well as getting a three day notice.
As you can imagine this has added fuel to an already drama filled tense situation. My partner and one of the roomies have a love hate relationship which has led to yelling drama filled interactions and the police where called two days in a row even though she was also yelling and making a scene suddenly felt she was in danger.
It was also on the second day when the police escorted her back into our home she announced they were moving out at the end of the week.
Since the cop calling incident the first week of February they moved in with their friend in his trailer. Yesterday, a friend told us that they hate living in the trailer and were planning on moving back in. That was news to us since they aren't speaking to us except for snipey remarks that set my partner off. We have been trying to have a sit down with them to resolve things but they never follow up.
They have made no effort to move their things out and just randomly show up to shower. They said they paid this months rent and since we've made it feel unsafe they want their money back.
One of them was supposed to show up today to talk and shower. It's now dark and we have been waiting all day for them but nothing.
My partner is real nervous coming face to face with them and have another loud drama happen. We are also uncomfortable with them coming in when we aren't here because things started disappearing after their arrival.
So now either one or both of us are home and my partner doesn't want to be alone and we end up fighting when I have to leave. Since my partner can't work, she's afraid to be by herself and have a confrontation with one or both of them that could end up with the cops showing up.
We feel our hands are tied. We don't want to disrespect anyone and we don't want to do anything unlawful.
We want to change the locks so we can leave the house and have some peace of mind.
Do we have the right to do so or can they call the cops on us again?
We appreciate any advice you have!

