Washington property management software.
AI-native property management for every US state. Here is the Washington compliance profile included with Forge -- every value cited to its statute.
Included -- every value cited to its statute.
Each value below is drawn directly from the cited statute and maintained to the best of our ability; it has not been reviewed by an attorney. Fields we could not source are left out rather than guessed. You remain responsible for complying with the current statutes -- verify before you rely on any value here.
Washington landlord-tenant rules Forge tracks
- Security-deposit return
- Within 30 days of move-out (up to 30 if the lease specifies)
- Late-fee cap
- No statutory cap (must still be reasonable and disclosed)
- Late-fee grace period
- 5 days after the due date
- Rent-increase notice (month-to-month)
- 90 days
- Termination notice (month-to-month)
- 90 days
- Notice before landlord entry
- 48 hours
- Pay-or-quit / cure period
- 14 days
- Manager / broker license
- Generally required to manage for others
Extra protected classes: beyond the federal Fair Housing Act, Washington also protects marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, immigration status, military or veteran status, source of income. Forge's fair-housing checks account for this.
Required lease disclosures
- Move-in condition checklist -- prerequisite to collecting any deposit (RCW 59.18.260)
- Smoke-detector notice (RCW 59.18.060)
- Utility billing / RUBS disclosure (substance confirmed by 2011 HB 1778; exact current subsection not independently pinned)
Sources
- RCW 59.18.280(1) (30-day deposit return)
- RCW 59.18.170(2) (5-day late-fee grace period)
- RCW 59.18.140(3) / 59.18.700 (90-day rent-increase notice; annual pct cap, HB 1217 eff. 5/7/2025)
- RCW 59.18.650 (just-cause termination tiers, sunsets 1/1/2028)
- RCW 59.12.030(3) (14-day pay-or-quit)
- RCW 59.18.150(5)-(6) (48-hour ordinary entry notice; 24-hour showing notice)
- RCW 18.85.011(17)(h) / 18.85.151 (broker license for PM services; exemptions)
- RCW 49.60.222(1) / 59.18.255 (WLAD + landlord-tenant-specific protected classes)
Last reviewed: 2026-07-09
Software assistance, not legal advice.
Forge helps you track deadlines and generate documents, but it is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Any statutory values shown are assistive guidance we maintain to the best of our ability; you remain responsible for complying with the current Washington statutes whether or not our values are correct. Always verify the current statutes and consult a licensed Washington attorney before acting on a specific situation.
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