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Laws current as of August 1, 2024 If there are other tenants on the lease, what happens to their tenancy when I terminate my lease?
If there are other tenants who have signed the lease, they are still bound by the lease. The termination doesn’t affect their duty to pay rent for the rest of the lease. The only exception to this is if the other tenant is the “household member” of yours who is the victim of sexual assault, stalking, unlawful harassment, or domestic violence.1
1 R.C.W. § 59.18.575(2)(c)
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