[WSBARP] Commercial Lease eviction

[Josh Grant]

My tenant client has now been locked out.  LL refused tender of lease rent twice.

Does a landlord need to give a 30 day notice to terminate an oral month to month commercial lease under :

RCW 59.04.020
Tenancy from month to month—Termination.
When premises are rented for an indefinite time, with monthly or other periodic rent reserved, such tenancy shall be construed to be a tenancy from month to month, or from period to period on which rent is payable, and shall be terminated by written notice of thirty days or more, preceding the end of any of said months or periods, given by either party to the other.

or 20 days:
under
RCW 59.12.030
Unlawful detainer defined.
A tenant of real property for a term less than life is guilty of unlawful detainer either:
(2) When he or she, having leased property for an indefinite time with monthly or other periodic rent reserved, continues in possession thereof, in person or by subtenant, after the end of any such month or period, when the landlord, more than twenty days prior to the end of such month or period, has served notice (in manner in RCW 59.12.040 provided) requiring him or her to quit the premises at the expiration of such month or period;

From: Josh Grant 
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 10:21 AM
To: wsbar 
Subject: [WSBARP] Commercial Lease eviction

Small businessman (car repair) rented for about 6 months, never got a written lease out of owner.  Owner decided to cancel lease and only gave client 3 days.  Client tendered the rent and that was refused and owner has changed the locks.
On a verbal month to month commercial lease, can we threated owner with anything?

Josh

Joshua F. Grant, PS
Attorney at Law
P. O. Box 619
Wilbur, WA 99185
tel 509 647 5578
fax 509 647 2734



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