C0mfortablyNumb
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We have a tenant in a 4 room house with whom we are attempting to sign an agreement to vacate premises. The 3 of us are the current leaseholders, the 4th is not on the lease. As I understand it, he has rights as a month to month tenant. As such, we do have to give him 20 days notice (in Seattle, WA) to move out, and he must comply, regardless of whether or not he wants to. The fact is that he does want to, we simply have a new tenant that is taking his place and wants to move in the same day, so we want to make sure that he is gone and, if not, he is paying fees. The contract is pasted below:
"I, [Tenant Name], agree to vacate the following residence by July 1st, 2010:
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Seattle, WA 98105
If all property has not been removed by 12:00 pm, a fee of $30 will be charged per extra day that personal property is present within the residence. After five days, a $100 fee will be imposed. Finally, if the premises are not vacated after ten days, all property will be removed, placed into local storage and aforementioned tenant will be responsible for all transportation costs and storage fees.
An equal portion of the residence security deposit, amounting to $445 minus the cost of any damages, will be returned within 30 days of moving out. All debts owed to the leaseholders as a result of a move out delay as described above will also be removed from this deposit, if the deposit is not enough to cover these fees, the tenant will be billed for the remainder."
Is this legal?
"I, [Tenant Name], agree to vacate the following residence by July 1st, 2010:
Address Line 1
Address Line 2
Seattle, WA 98105
If all property has not been removed by 12:00 pm, a fee of $30 will be charged per extra day that personal property is present within the residence. After five days, a $100 fee will be imposed. Finally, if the premises are not vacated after ten days, all property will be removed, placed into local storage and aforementioned tenant will be responsible for all transportation costs and storage fees.
An equal portion of the residence security deposit, amounting to $445 minus the cost of any damages, will be returned within 30 days of moving out. All debts owed to the leaseholders as a result of a move out delay as described above will also be removed from this deposit, if the deposit is not enough to cover these fees, the tenant will be billed for the remainder."
Is this legal?