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Repair Resources
- Sample Letter: Repair Request
- Sample Letter: Vacate for Unmade Repairs
- Tenants’ Repair Remedies: Northwest Justice Project
- Small Claims Court: Northwest Justice Project
- Washington State Dispute Resolution Centers: Resolution Washington
- Warranty of Habitability
- A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture & Your Home: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Got Mold?: Washington State Department of Health Office of Health & Safety
- Indoor Air Quality: Northwest Clean Air Agency
- Indoor Air Quality: Seattle & King County Department of Public Health
- Mold: American Lung Association
- Secondhand Smoke in Apartment Buildings
- Bed Bugs: Seattle & King County Public Health
- Bed Bugs: Washington State Department of Health
- Seattle’s Tenant Relocation Assistance Law: City of Seattle Client Assistance Memo
- RCW 59.18.060: Landlord’s Duties
- RCW 59.18.070: Repair Request in Writing & Repair Timelines
- RCW 59.18.085: Tenant Relocation Assistance
- SMC 22.210: Seattle Tenant Relocation Assistance
- RCW 59.18.090: Vacate if Repairs Unmade
- RCW 59.18.100: Repair & Deduct
- RCW 59.18.110: Court Order Reducing Rent
- RCW 59.18.115: Rent in Escrow