<div dir="ltr">I agree that, in the case that the tenant breaches this lease, these proposed provisions would not be enforceable due to the limitations under 59.18. Something about the 10 years seems fishy. However, I suppose that if the lease is notarized and recorded against the Property it would technically be in compliance with the statute of frauds.  I wonder if the holder of a mortgage would have a problem with this arrangement - especially since the current administration brought back to life the requirement that all residential term leases for "bonafide tenants" be allowed to run their term even after a foreclosure. </div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, May 6, 2020 at 9:31 AM Doug Owens <<a href="mailto:dougowens@seattlerelawyer.com">dougowens@seattlerelawyer.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">



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Dear Gabriel, it seems to me that this arrangement would be impossible to enforce in light of RCW 59.18.310 that states just what the tenant who breaks a lease is liable for, and RCW 59.18.230(2) which prohibits any lease provision that has a tenant waive any
 rights under the Act (the exceptions in that section do not apply here).  Here the tenant would be waiving the right under RCW 59.18.310(1)(b) to have the landlord’s recovery for breach limited to the difference between the rent as agreed for the remainder
 of the term and the rent the landlord could realize by re renting the premises at a fair rent plus the costs incurred in re renting.  Presumably the new floors would result in a fair rent that was commensurate with the enhanced value of the property.  In any
 case it seems to me that a liquidated damages clause such as you describe would not be consistent with the statute.  Yours truly, Doug Owens<br>
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<div>I have a potential client, a landlord who is considering a 10-year residential lease in Seattle. Before the lease begins, landlord and tenant want to install new floors throughout the premises. Landlord proposes to pay for the costs of the floor
 installation. Tenant, in theory, would agree to a liquidated damages clause where tenant reimburses landlord for some of the costs of the floor install in the event that the tenant breaks the lease early. The amount of damages would be a straight-line amortization
 over the life of the lease. For example, if tenant breaks the lease in month 1, tenant would be responsible for 50% of damages. If tenant breaks the lease in month 120, tenant would not be responsible at all. Other than the typical limitations on liquidated
 damages under Washington law, is there anything in the Washington Residential Landlord-Tenant Act or otherwise that would prohibit/limit this structure?</div>
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