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General Info (6)+

• Eviction and Your Defense

  This explains the reasons why landlords can evict tenants and how the eviction process works. It tells you what you should do if your landlord tries to evict you. It will also help you defend yourself in court against an eviction if you cannot get a lawyer to represent you. Publication #6310EN. Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

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  Spanish / Español

  Russian / Pусский

• My Landlord Locked Me Out: What Can I Do?

  Read this publication if you rent an apartment or house and your landlord changed the locks so that you cannot get into your place and you had no plans to move. #6316EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

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  Spanish / Español

• Evictions from Public Housing (Housing Owned by a Housing Authority)

  If you live in a Public Housing Project, your landlord is a Housing Authority. The eviction process from Public Housing is a little different from the process for tenants with private landlords. Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

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  Spanish / Español

• Evictions: General Information

  This guide is intended to give an overview of the eviction process and provide some context for renters as to how evictions can play out in Washington courts. Read More

  By:

  Solid Ground

• I am a Tenant Living in a Foreclosed Property. What are My Rights?

  If you rent your home, and your home was sold at a foreclosure sale, the new owner must give you 60 days’ written notice to vacate before evicting you. You must still honor the obligations of your lease or rental agreement during this 60-day time period. #6122EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

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  Spanish / Español

  Laotian / ພາສາລາວ

  Vietnamese / Tiếng Việt

  Chinese / 中文

• I Lost My Eviction Case. Now What?

  This explains what happens next if you did not answer the Summons and Complaint, or you lost at the show cause hearing. #6313EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

HUD multifamily housing (1)+

• HUD Housing Evictions

  As a tenant whose landlord has a contract with the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), you have more protection against evictions than usual. This briefly explains your rights, and things you can do to avoid an eviction. #6103EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

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  Spanish / Español

Public housing (4)+

• Evictions from Public Housing (Housing Owned by a Housing Authority)

  If you live in a Public Housing Project, your landlord is a Housing Authority. The eviction process from Public Housing is a little different from the process for tenants with private landlords. Read More

  By:

  Northwest Justice Project

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español

• Public and Subsidized Housing: When I Do Not Pay the Rent

  6104EN - If you are a tenant who lives in public housing or a federally subsidized apartment complex, you have greater protection against eviction than other tenants. But these rights are limited. If you do not pay your rent, in most cases the landlord can evict you. This publication briefly explains how to avoid eviction for nonpayment of rent. Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

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  Spanish / Español

• Public Housing Grievance Procedure

  As a public housing tenant, you have the right to appeal many decisions or actions taken by the Housing Authority through its administrative Public Housing Grievance Procedure. Every Housing Authority is required by federal law to adopt a written public housing grievance procedure. A copy of the agency's grievance procedure should be posted in their office and available upon request. #6105EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

• Video - Help for Domestic Violence Victims Living in Federally Subsidized or Public Housing

  Watch this video to learn your rights under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) if you live in federally subsidized housing or have a Section 8 voucher. This video covers federal laws, so the information is true no matter what state you live in. Read More

  By:

  Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut

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  Spanish / Español

Rural rental multifamily housing (2)+

• Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Evictions

  If you are a tenant in an apartment complex financed by the Rural Housing Service (RHS) (formerly the Farmers Home Administration or FHA), you have greater protection against evictions than some other tenants. You may also be paying less than market rent for your apartment. If your landlord evicts you from this housing, you may lose your federal housing assistance. This publication briefly describes what you can do to avoid an eviction. #6120EN Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

• Section 515 Rural Rental Housing Tenant Grievance and Appeals Procedure

  6119EN - As a tenant living in an apartment complex financed by the Rural Housing Service (formerly the Farmers Home Administration), you have the right to appeal many decisions you disagree with that are made by your landlord through the agency's tenant grievance and appeals procedure. Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

Videos (2)+

• Video - I Got an Eviction Notice! Tenants & Landlords in Washington State

  This video explains different kinds of termination notices and the court eviction process in Washington. Read More

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  Northwest Justice Project

• Video - Help for Domestic Violence Victims Living in Federally Subsidized or Public Housing

  Watch this video to learn your rights under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) if you live in federally subsidized housing or have a Section 8 voucher. This video covers federal laws, so the information is true no matter what state you live in. Read More

  By:

  Statewide Legal Services of Connecticut

  Read this in:

  Spanish / Español