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    Default Evicting A Roommate Who Hasn't Paid, No Lease

    I live in a house owned by my grandmother. I have a roommate (for the past two years) that in mid-May, decided to move out in Mid-July. We had a verbal agreement. She left on June 9th and I didn't hear from her again until the 19th...where she called to tell me that she wasn't going to move out and I needed to give her a 30 day notice. I'm in Washington state. She hasn't paid rent in over a month and we have no written agreement between the two of us. She says she'll need to sign the agreement to move out. Now she won't return my calls and I have no clue where she is. I know she wants to come back here and stay for two weeks to get her stuff out (by the middle of July) but she goes back and forth, saying she doesn't legally have to ever be out. She doesn't have a job, she said she WILL NOT pay me anything to stay here. I have no problem with her coming here, getting her stuff for two weeks as long as I can be assured that she'll be out. Since she's been gone for almost a month now, can I consider that abandonment since she also hasn't paid any rent or utilities? If I let her stay here for two weeks, is there a legal way to make sure she leaves after that?

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    Default Re: Evicting A Roommate Who Hasn't Paid, No Lease

    According to the Washington State Bar,
    Quote Quoting Termination of a Tenancy
    In addition to the procedures to end a tenancy as previously explained, if a landlord seriously violates his or her obligations under the rental agreement, a tenant may be able to terminate the tenancy without liability.

    A landlord must follow certain procedures to terminate a tenancy. To terminate a periodic tenancy, a landlord must give at least 20 days' written notice prior to the end of the month. However, if the tenant violates his or her obligations, for example, by failing to pay the rent, the landlord may terminate the lease through eviction proceedings. When a tenant is being evicted because of a rule excluding children or because of conversion to condominiums, 90 days' notice is required.

    If either party wishes to terminate the lease because of violations of the rental agreement by the other party, such action must comply with the terms of the agreement and landlord-tenant laws. A tenant who breaks a lease and moves without giving proper notice may be responsible for the rent for the balance of the term, and the landlord must make a reasonable effort to relet the premises in order to mitigate (or reduce) the damages. The liability and duties of each party vary depending on the terms of the rental agreement.
    You will likely be able to get the forms you need to evict her at the county court.

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