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<p class="MsoPlainText">Listmates, I am trying to inexpensively assist a young woman with LL troubles. Looking for some quick thoughts after some fruitless legal research. Tenant on a month-to-month and wants to terminate lease. She gave termination notice
via email to leasing agent. First issue, she gave notice via email and lease calls for “written notice.” Lease is silent as to what a “written notice” is. Does an email qualify as a written notice? Second issue, there may be a question as to counting of
days for the email. Lease calls for a “30-day” written notice. But newly enacted RCW 59.18.650(2)(f) says: “A tenant may end a tenancy for a specified time by providing notice in writing not less than 20 days prior to the ending date of the specified time.”
In the past, a LL could deliver a 20-day notice <i>unless</i> the lease calls for a longer notice period. So, does that hold true for a tenant or could I argue that the longer 30-day notice period is contra to public policy and violates RCW 59.18.650(2)(f)?
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