[WSBAPT] Deceased tenant with no family

[Danielle Flatt]

Kameron,

Take a look at RCW 59.18.595 which addresses what to do when a tenant dies
and that tenant is the sole occupant living in the dwelling.

It discusses the steps a landlord must take upon learning of the tenant's
death.  If nobody comes forward within the time period, the landlord may
sell in a commercially reasonable manner, or dispose of the property.



Best Regards,

DANIELLE FLATT | ATTORNEY | DIMENSION LAW GROUP PLLC
234 SW 43rd St, Suite MA | Renton, WA 98057
t: *206.973.3500 *| f: *206.577.5090*| e: *danielle at dimensionlaw.com
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On Wed, Apr 13, 2016 at 12:18 PM, Kameron Cayce <kam at caycegrove.com> wrote:

> Listmates, I have a client that owns an apartment house. Long term tenant
> (20 years) has died. Client knows of no family members and has gone through
> his paperwork and found no will or any indication of any family members at
> all. Assets total a few hundred dollars in a bank account, an old truck
> worth maybe $500 and no other assets. Is anyone aware of any obligation on
> the part of landlord to do anything regarding storing of the belongings
> which have virtually no value. My inclination is to tell him to clean the
> place out, dump the junk and re-rent the unit but before giving that advice
> I wanted to run it by some of the wiser minds on this list. Any insight is
> appreciated.
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> Kameron C. Cayce
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