<div dir="ltr">Here is one I drafted a few years back. This was before all of the landlord-tenant law changes the last few years so it will need to be updated accordingly. Also, this was in Whatcom county. If you need one for Seattle, King County or the other jurisdictions with the additional landlord-tenant rules it will need to be adjusted. <div><br></div><div>Both signatures need to be notarized. I would also record it at the county auditor's office. I can't speak to any tax implications. </div><div><br></div><div>I have never litigated a life lease dispute before so I do not know if the abandonment provisions I put in there would hold up in court. It seems like a reasonable provision to include to address what happens if the tenant abandons the place but won't sign a mutual termination. Hopefully this is unlikely to happen with a family member as the tenant. Also, make sure to include some sort of consideration for rent. The attached one includes the payment of taxes, utilities, etc. I also added maintenance/repairs but if that provision is ever challenged it would likely fail since statutes address the duties of the landlord.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope this helps.</div><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kelby J. Derenick </div><div>Attorney</div><div><br></div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div><b><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">10018 Greenwood Ave. N</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Seattle, WA 98133</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Ph. (206) 659-5061</span></b></div><div><br></div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">14 E. Main Street, Suite 207</span><br></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><b>Walla Walla, WA 99362</b></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif">Ph: (509) 676-9805</font></b></div></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;font-size:11pt">CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail message contains information that (a) is or may be legally privileged, confidential, proprietary in nature, or otherwise protected by law from disclosure, and (b) is intended only for the use of the Addressee(s) named herein. If you are not the intended recipient, an addressee, or the person responsible for delivering this to an addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, using, copying, or distributing any part of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please contact me immediately and take the steps necessary to delete the message completely from your computer system. Thank you.</span><br></div><div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:468.381px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div><div style="margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 4:53 PM Jeanne Dawes <<a href="mailto:jjdawes@goregrewe.com">jjdawes@goregrewe.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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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:blue">Please reply to the list – I have a similar situation and am working on pro’s and cons of a life-time lease vs. a life estate. The life-time lease should not be a countable asset for Medicaid if
tenant does need that in the future, and it seems to me the owner would have better options for removing the tenant if there is a breach of the lease – which is why I’m leaning towards the life-time lease. I did not know about the Senior tax exemption which
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:blue">If anyone is willing to share an example of such a lease that would be great.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Elizabeth [Lisa] M. Carney<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, August 01, 2022 3:01 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'KCBA Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Discussion List' <<a href="mailto:realpropertyprobatetrustlaw@lists.kcba.org" target="_blank">realpropertyprobatetrustlaw@lists.kcba.org</a>>; WSBA Real Property Listserv (<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>) <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com" target="_blank">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Lease for Life in Seattle<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Colleagues,<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Seeking assistance on preparing a lease for life. Residentially speaking. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Story is… daughter is the only name on title of property that was always intended to be where her father lived until he died. Some all of the money used for purchase was from father. There is a current lease, suboptimal, bordering on worse
than no lease at all. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Skip option of putting father on title.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Daughter wants to ensure father gets to stay there until he dies. Also, I am aware a person can get a tax break as a senior even if not an owner, but with a lease for life.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Questions- [1] what additional language may be needed in the lease? , and [2] what are the extra steps needed to have lease properly noted to be eligible for the tax relief?
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<p class="MsoNormal">Do you know anyone who might have an example of a lease for life?<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for assistance or direction. <u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Lisa<u></u><u></u></p>
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