In Washington, the landlord tenant act requires that you be served with a specific notice before you can be evicted. The notice can be a 3-day pay or vacate notice, a 20-day to vacate, or a 10-day notice to comply with the rules or lease. The notice can be hand written so long as it is one of these specific notices. The notice must also be served on you either by specifically handing you a copy, serving someone who resides with you, or after trying these, posts the notice on the door and mails a copy. If you do not respond to the notice, you could get served by a process server with a summons and complaint for unlawful detainer and that may lead to your eviction. Whether it is hand written or typed out, if you received a notice, you should take it seriously and contact an attorney to determine your options.
Answered on Apr 02nd, 2013 at 3:05 PM