Commonly Used Forms

Below are most of the forms that our clients need to begin an eviction.
Just a note to remind you: if the tenant in question is a subsidized tenant (i.e. Section 8), you will need to use the Section 8 form.

For more information regarding the use of these forms, please refer to the FAQs.

 

Please note that we are changing to new software, and that will require a single email with a single attachment per email.   Any new evictions to start will require a separate email per new eviction with a single attachment with all of the required forms– the notice, lease, ledger, and application for tenancy.   

All general emails should be sent to info@puckettredford.com

Please email info@puckettredford.com

For submission of any new cases and other documents, including cancellations, declarations, sheriff forms, and general questions.

Please complete this form, and email it with the requested documents to begin any eviction action: CLICK HERE

 

THE FORMS ON THIS WEBSITE DO NOT CONTAIN ANY CITY-SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT SOME CITY ORDINANCES ARE REQUIRING BE INCLUDED ON ANY EVICTION NOTICES. YOU CAN CALL OUR OFFICE FOR THAT SPECIFIC LANGUAGE TO BE ADDED TO ANY FORM.
THE FORMS ON THIS WEBSITE DO NOT CONTAIN ANY CITY-SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT SOME CITY ORDINANCES ARE REQUIRING BE INCLUDED ON ANY EVICTION NOTICES. ANY LANGUAGE SET OUT BELOW IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE BY THE CITY AT ANY TIME.

 

THE LANGUAGE NEEDED FOR THE CITY OF SEATTLE:

The required language below is required on any eviction notice in the city of Seattle. Note that the first sentence must be bold and all caps and the entire disclosure language cannot be smaller than 12 point type.

RIGHT TO LEGAL COUNSEL: CITY LAW PROVIDES RENTERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO PAY FOR ANATTORNEY THE RIGHT TO FREE LEGAL REPRESENTATION IN AN EVICTION LAWSUIT. If you need help understanding this notice or information about your renter rights, call the Renting in Seattle Helpline at (206) 684-5700 or visit the web site at www.seattle.gov/rentinginseattle

If you cannot pay rent, during or within 6 months after the end of the Mayor’s moratorium on evictions, your inability to pay is a defense to eviction that you may raise in court. If you cannot pay rent due during the civil emergency proclaimed by Mayor Durkan on March 3, 2020, your inability to pay is a defense to eviction that you may raise in court. City law requires a landlord to offer a reasonable schedule for repayment of unpaid rent that accrued between March 3, 2020, and six months following the termination of the civil emergency proclaimed by Mayor Durkan on March 3, 2020. If your landlord does not offer such a repayment plan or give you 14 days to accept a reasonable repayment plan before proceeding with an unlawful detainer action, you may raise this as a defense to eviction in court.

 

THE LANGUAGE NEEDED FOR THE CITY OF FEDERAL WAY: MUST BE AT LEAST 16 POINT FONT AND IN BOLD 
If you are a Veteran of the U.S. Military, you may be able to access housing resources by calling 2-1-1 or contacting the King County Veterans Program for assistance with rent, relocation, or other support services.

 

UNINCORPORATED KING COUNTY:
The King county council has released the new mandatory forms you are required to use if your property is in unincorporated King County please contact our office for the mandatory forms. Also note that the forms do not have the additional VAWA language required for tax credit, HOME program or the mandatory section 8 language that will need to be added to the mandatory forms.

 

LANGUAGE NEEDED FOR BURIEN PAY OR VACATE NOTICE:
You have 14 days to pay the rent required by this notice. After 14 days, you may pay the rent but will have to include a late fee totaling at most $10.00 per month for each month of rent owed. If the landlord has started a court case to evict you and the case is filed in court, you will need to pay court costs as well before the hearing date to avoid eviction.

 

THE LANGUAGE NEEDED FOR THE CITY OF KIRKLAND:
The required language below is required on any 14-day eviction notice in the city of Kirkland. Note that must be bold and the entire disclosure language cannot be smaller than 12-point type.
You may not be evicted for rent that became due during the City of Kirkland’s Proclamation of Emergency if your rent was unpaid because of a substantial reduction in household income or a substantial increase in expenses related to the COVID-19 pandemic. This does not relieve you of the obligation to pay back rent in the future. For more information for renters or landlords, call (425) 587-3326 or go to housinqhelp@kirklandwa.gov.

 

LANGUAGE FOR PAY OR VACATE NOTICES IN SEATAC:
NOTE THAT IT MUST BE IN BOLD AND AT LEAST 16 POINT FONT AND IF YOU ARE A COVERED PROPERTY, YOU HAVE TO CHANGE THE 14 DAYS TO 30 DAYS:
You have 14 days to pay the rent required by this notice. After 14 days, you may pay the rent but will have to include a late fee totaling at most two percent (2%) of monthly rent per month for each month of rent owed. If the landlord has started a court case to evict you and the case is filed in court, you will need to pay court costs as well before the hearing date to avoid eviction..

 

LANGUAGE FOR CITY OF SEATAC:
Note that the language must be in bold and at least 16 point font on any pay or vacate notice. Also note that if you are using a 30 day pay or vacate form, where this city language says After 14 days … you have to change that to After 30 days…
You have 14 days to pay the rent required by this notice. After 14 days, you may pay the rent but will have to include a late fee totaling at most two percent (2%) of monthly rent per month for each month of rent owed. If the landlord has started a court case to evict you and the case is filed in court, you will need to pay court costs as well before the hearing date to avoid eviction.

 

Conventional Tenants
Tax Credit
Subsidized Tenants — Section 8 and Public Housing
Miscellaneous Forms
Death of a Single Resident
If the tenant is not the sole occupant (roommates or spouse also live there), the landlord is not required to take any action if one of the resident’s passes away.If a tenant that is the sole occupant of a rental unit passes away, the landlord must follow the rules set out in RCW 59.18.595. Forms and information about the landlord’s responsibilities are set out below.

 

All forms can be printed out for our clients’ use.