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<p>I would think that would require you jump through the common law
hoops, absent a statutory exception as exists for real estate
purchase and sale agreements 5% of purchase price, or less. I
really doubt there is such an exception, and jumping through the
common law hoops would probably be difficult/impossible.<br>
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<p>There may also be local ordinances against it. I remember some
30+ years ago Seattle prohibited loss of deposit for not staying X
months in a month to month (6 or 12, I don't remember). So most
landlords switched to leases.</p>
<p>A tenant's loss of deposit is not something that is favored.<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Kary L. Krismer
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/23/2021 11:06 AM, Joseph McIntosh
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residential lease include a term saying the damage deposit is
forfeited if there is payment breach, even if the LL
immediately re-rents and doesn’t actually suffer a loss? Akin
to a liquidated damage clause, I suppose. The Act appears to
be silent on this issue, but the damage deposit provisions
contemplate covering actual damages. Thanks. <o:p></o:p></p>
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