Washingtonlandlord tenant rights landlord tenant rights whenever there is a lease either verbal or written washington state laws revised code of washington chapter 5918 give tenants certain rights like the right to receipts for every payment and the right to know where and how the security deposit is being held. In 2019 the washington state legislature passed and governor inslee signed legislation which required landlords to provide notice at least 14 days before initiating an eviction proceeding and created a new notice form that landlords must send to tenants if they fail to pay rent utilities or another periodic charge that is agreed to in the lease. The tenant must pay rent and any utilities agreed upon keep the apartment clean and sanitary comply with the requirements of city county or state regulations pay for fumigation and or damage to the dwelling the landlord must make sure the apartment meets all state and local codes. Based on the washington tenant rights taken from the landlord tenant act all landlords in the state of washington must 1 wa tenant rights maintain the residence so it does not violate local and state laws in ways that endanger the health and safety of the tenant 2