Additional landlord tenant regulations in washington landlord right to entry in washington in most standard instances a washington landlord must provide 2 days of notice before entering an occupied unit this includes occasions where repairs are being made or the space is being shown to a prospective tenant a washington landlord may enter without permission in cases of emergency however. If your landlord has a federally backed mortgage or multi family mortgage you cannot be evicted for nonpayment of rent for 120 days beginning on march 27 2020 the effective date of the cares act after the 120 day period is up the landlord cannot require you the tenant to vacate until providing you with a thirty day notice to vacate. The tenant must pay rent and any utilities agreed upon keep the apartment clean and sanitary comply with the requirements of city county or state regulations pay for fumigation and or damage to the dwelling the landlord must make sure the apartment meets all state and local codes. Washington law prohibits landlords from within 90 days increasing rent decreasing services increasing the obligations of a tenant or bringing an action for possession if the tenant has complained to a governmental agency about the landlord or dwelling or asserted their rights as a tenant