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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>See RCW 59.18.030(16): “Landlord” includes “…</span>sublessor of the dwelling unit or the property of which it is a part”<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>Lenard L Wittlake, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>Attorney & Counselor at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>22 East Poplar Street, Suite 202<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>P.O. Box 1233<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>Walla Walla, WA 99362<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>(509) 529-1529 voice<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>(509) 850-3515 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'><a href="mailto:Lenard@wittlakelaw.com"><span style='color:blue'>Lenard@wittlakelaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>The information contained in this email may be privileged, confidential or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>otherwise protected from disclosure. If you received this email in error,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>please reply to the sender that you have received this information in error<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>and delete this email.</span><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-ligatures:none'> wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Timothy Williams<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, April 16, 2023 9:15 PM<br><b>To:</b> wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com<br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBAPT] sublease & RCW 59.18<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Lessee is authorized to sublease a room and some common areas. 59.18 is silent on subleases. Does it cover? Are all the protections for tenants found in the RCW available to the sublessee? Some? None? <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-ligatures:none'>Timothy E. 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