our landload wants us out so she can give the house to her son that is getting married can we ask for relocation money? for Questionland Seattle

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our landload wants us out so she can give the house to her son that is getting married can we ask for relocation money?

we have limited money to move, and she knows this, what can we do?i have a young child in the home as well

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Unfortunately what I have found in the landlord tenant law for Seattle is:

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"What is the Just Cause Eviction Ordinance?

This ordinance requires landlords to have good cause in order to terminate a tenancy. It specifies the only reasons for which a renter in Seattle may be evicted, and requires owners to list the reason, in writing, for ending a tenancy when giving a termination notice. Unless otherwise noted, an owner must give a termination notice at least 20 days before the start of the next rental period. Good causes include:

10) The owner wishes to occupy the premises personally, or the owner's immediate family will occupy the unit, and no substantially equivalent unit is vacant and available in the same building. Immediate family includes the spouse, parents, grandparents, children, brothers and sisters of the owner or owner's spouse."

Reference:
http://www.tenant.net/Other_Areas/Washstate/seattle.html

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The Tenants Union site provides this text:

SMC 22.206.160(C) Ordinance #117942, effective January 12, 1996

Pursuant to provisions of the state Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RCW 59.18.290) owners may not evict residential tenants without a court order, which can be issued by court only after the tenant has an opportunity in a show cause hearing to contest the eviction (RCW 59.18.380). In addition, owners of housing units shall not evict or attempt to evict any tenant, or otherwise terminate or attempt to terminate the tenancy of any tenant unless the building containing such housing unit has a current rental housing registration, as required by SMC 22.202.060, and, unless otherwise specifically provided below, the owner can prove in court by a preponderance of the evidence that just cause exists. The reasons for termination of tenancy listed below, and no others, shall constitute just cause under this section:

e) The owner seeks possession so that the owner or a member of his or her immediate family may occupy the unit as that person's principal residence and no substantially equivalent unit is vacant in the same building. Immediate family shall include the owner's domestic partner registered pursuant to Section 1 or Ordinance 117244 or the owner's spouse, parents, grandparents, children, brothers and sisters of the owner, of the owner's spouse, or of the owner's domestic partner. There shall be a rebuttable presumption of a violation of this subsection if the owner or a member of the owner's family fails to occupy the unit as that person's principal residence for at least sixty (60) consecutive days during the ninety (90) days immediately after the tenant vacated the unit pursuant to a notice of termination or eviction using this subparagraph as the cause for eviction;

Reference:
http://tenantsunion.org/rights/27/JustCauseEvictionOrdinance

So there would be some benefit to watching the site after vacating because if the home is not occupied after you leave as is described in the statute you would have a case for legal action and presumably compensation.
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That is the official information.
Do you think the landlord would be willing to negotiate on the last month's rent and allowing you to use some of that to pay for moving expenses?
You could offer to show receipts for moving expenses to deduct from your final rent obligations.

Don't forget to make yourself fully aware of the responsibility of your landlord to provide you an accounting of costs and deductions from your security deposit within a very specified time period or you are due double that back.

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Russ Campbell, NWEBS answered in Legal about 1 year ago | Report

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I don't think you are entitled to relocation money legally, but that does not mean you can't ask for it - you can ask to negotiate on your last month's rent, or ask for relocation assistance, or more time. Your landlord might say no, but it really doesn't hurt to ask. If you both agree to reduced rent make sure you get it in writing.

For future reference: Seattle Info for Tenants

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If you are still on a lease then the terms of the lease will cover this issue. If you started on a lease and then stayed on after the lease concluded then the terms of the lease may still have effect.

If you are on a periodic tenancy, then Russ's answer is good.

ozchick answered in Legal about 1 year ago | Report

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