<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">Common law and national commercial leasing practices. Absent a writing (or regulation) to the contrary, periodic tenancies are cancelable on notice equal to the period. <div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">It is my understanding that Washington’s 20 day notice period applies only to residential agreements.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I can imagine there may be some legal basis to justify landlord’s no notice notice. However my focus is always on the relationship piece, which smart landlords (especially in commercial environments) understand is the basis for maximizing asset value over time. One just doesn’t treat a tenant like that unless your objective is to get them out. If that was the case with Jeff’s client, they should have required the seller to deal with it, and taken steps to market the space at higher rents from the moment they owned the property.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Consider the following. I make the same points in reverse when a tenant objects to a rent increase that may not square with the lease or law. Before doing anything else, consider long term objectives. “Is this situation working for me?’ If the answer is yes, then one can make the landlord error an opportunity to build relationship and negotiate something of value in return for accepting a rent increase that be unenforceable. Example, “I will waive my right to an additional 30 days notice if you give me a three year extension at level rents."</div><div class=""><div class="">
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<div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Feb 20, 2020, at 11:37 AM, Paul Neumiller <<a href="mailto:pneumiller@hotmail.com" class="">pneumiller@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Verdana; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">Roger, what is the legal foundation for requiring a “month’s notice” in a month-to-month commercial lease? I am unable to find anything in Chapter 59.12 addressing an increase in rent so I would think that the situation would default back to RCW 59.12.30(2) which requires only a 20-day notice to terminate a month-to-month commercial lease. Surely, if a LL has the right and power to terminate a commercial month-to-month lease on a 20 day notice, the LL has the right and power to increase the rent under the same circumstances?<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></span></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><a name="Paul_A__Neumiller" class=""><span id="cid:image002.jpg@01D5E7E1.404FD810"><image002.jpg></span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 9pt; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">IMPORTANT NOTICE: This e-mail message is intended to be received only by persons entitled to receive the confidential information it may contain. 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They could also use a significant dose of landlord best practices training.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">What you describe is ugly and stupid. I write that as someone who managed vast portfolios of commercial space for 30 years, and now help tenants and landlords “do the relationship.” <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">If they want this tenant gone so they can re-merchandise the building, they should terminate the agreement. On proper notice. If by any chance they think the tenant adds value to the property and just wants to increase revenue, then they should get help with asset strategic review and leasing strategy.<o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" class=""><br class="">Roger A. 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If you have received this email in error, please notify me immediately by reply email, delete this email, and do not disclose its contents to anyone. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div></div></div></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><br class=""><br class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></div><blockquote style="margin-top: 5pt; margin-bottom: 5pt;" class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">On Feb 20, 2020, at 9:32 AM, Jeff Davis <<a href="mailto:jeff@bellanddavispllc.com" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;" class="">jeff@bellanddavispllc.com</a>> wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><o:p class=""> </o:p></div><div class=""><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Listmates:<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Client occupies a commercial space under a poorly written month to month lease which is silent as to rent increases. Old landlord sold building. New Landlord wants to substantially increase rent starting March 1, 2020 but has not said how much, but that they want to make the adjustment by end of February. I always thought Landlords had to give at least 30 days’ notice of a rent increase so the Tenant had time to vacate. There is nothing in RCW 59.12 addressing that point and my quick case research turned up nothing. Have any of you had experience with this?<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">Jeff<o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">W. Jeff Davis, Esq.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div class=""><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma, sans-serif;" class="">BELL & DAVIS PLLC<br class="">P.O. 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