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Laws on breaking a rental agreement in washington state

Asked Oct 17, 2007, 06:03 PM — 6 Answers
I need to know where to find any laws on breaking a rental agreement in washington state. I am renting now and have signed a one year lease and am buying a house both of which are in Pierce County and would like to know if there is a way to terminate the rental agreement as a result of buying the house.

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Oct 17, 2007, 06:28 PM


No, you can try to sublease, ask the landlord to release you. Help the landlord find a new tenant.
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Oct 17, 2007, 06:28 PM
Generally, unless it says so in the lease, no. The lease is a binding contract. Now, you can talk to the landlord about your situation and see what it will take to get out of the lease. There may be a buy-out clause in the lease. Or they may allow you to sublet.
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Oct 17, 2007, 06:48 PM


There is no law that would allow you to break a lease. If its not written into the lease then its not legal. So your best bet is what the others suggested. Talk to the landlord about subletting, a buyout or helping to get a replacement.
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Oct 17, 2007, 10:36 PM
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I need to know where to find any laws on breaking a rental agreement in washington state. I am renting now and have signed a one year lease and am buying a house both of which are in Pierce County and would like to know if there is a way to terminate the rental agreement as a result of buying the house.
Wow, you have no value to your signature, hmmmm? What about the landlord that trusted your good name? It's likley that you signed that agreement on your own free will. (If it was against your will, let me know.) I can't imagine you were raised locally, because here we value our word.

Call your landlord and see if you can work something out and "go and sin no more".
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Sep 4, 2008, 11:37 AM
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I need to know where to find any laws on breaking a rental agreement in washington state. I am renting now and have signed a one year lease and am buying a house both of which are in Pierce County and would like to know if there is a way to terminate the rental agreement as a result of buying the house.
Wow, you have no value to your signature, hmmmm? What about the landlord that trusted your good name? It's likley that you signed that agreement on your own free will. (If it was against your will, let me know.) I can't imagine you were raised locally, because here we value our word.

Call your landlord and see if you can work something out and "go and sin no more".
What if your room-mate has kids that are going through your belongings and stealing you rent money, the neighbors have caught the kids vandalizing their property and stealing from them also, need to get away from this room-mate.
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Dec 9, 2008, 02:02 PM
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I need to know where to find any laws on breaking a rental agreement in washington state. I am renting now and have signed a one year lease and am buying a house both of which are in Pierce County and would like to know if there is a way to terminate the rental agreement as a result of buying the house.
Wow, you have no value to your signature, hmmmm? What about the landlord that trusted your good name? It's likley that you signed that agreement on your own free will. (If it was against your will, let me know.) I can't imagine you were raised locally, because here we value our word.

Call your landlord and see if you can work something out and "go and sin no more".
Your "word" is individual. NOT based on your local! Are you kidding me?!
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