My question involves a roommate in the State of: Washington
My roommate signed a 6 month lease with me and my boyfriend. She had made mention of moving out prior to the end of the lease to which i told her would be fine so long as she found someone qualified to take her place. 5 days before rent was due this month she told us that she wouldn't be paying rent for this month and that it wasn't her problem because she was moving out. She asked to be signed off the lease and i said no. i spoke with my boss, also a lawyer, and he told me that so long as we don't take her off the lease she's liable for her 1/3 of the rent.
we plan on taking her to small claims court when the lease ends but in the mean time she has left an old mattress in her room, how long do we have to wait before we can get rid of it? can we get rid of it? she's untrustworthy and we would really like to change the locks on the apartment to prevent any damage or theft, can we do that?![]()

