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Washington Landlord-Tenant Law From Start to Finish

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Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
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6 hours
Travis Eller
Eric Steven
Christopher Cutting
Michelle Myers
With Travis S. Eller from Eller Law Firm PLLC + 3 others

Mon, Dec 14, 00:00 AM – 00:00 PM

Product ID 102513

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Overview

Practical Insights From Lease Agreement to Post-Tenancy Issues

The relationship between landlord and tenant is often fragile and can rapidly disintegrate into hotly-contested matters. Are your lease drafting and negotiation skills enough to keep clients out of court? Can you effectively resolve disputes when things go south? In this online seminar, our experienced faculty will reveal all the essentials you need to know about landlord-tenant laws in order to protect clients. Get the foundational knowledge you need to handle any case that may cross your desk. Register today!

  • Understand landlord and tenant rights and obligations as spelled out by state, local, and federal laws.
  • Stay informed with the latest updates in fair housing laws.
  • Get solutions to nonpayment of rent, damages to rental property, repairs and maintenance issues, and other disputes.
  • Walk step by step through the eviction process.
  • Learn the dos and don'ts for handling abandoned property and other post-tenancy matters.
  • Gain legal ethics insights tailored to the practice of landlord-tenant law.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Landlord-Tenant Laws: Rights and Obligations Made Simple
  2. Fair Housing and Discrimination Issues
  3. Case Law Updates
  4. Lease Drafting and Negotiations: Landlord vs. Tenant Perspectives
  5. Landlord-Tenant Disputes: Prevention and Problem Solving Tips
  6. Terminations and Evictions: When the Love is Gone
  7. Collecting a Judgment, Abandoned Property, and Other Post-Tenancy Issues
  8. Ethics in the Practice of Landlord-Tenant Law

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Product ID 102513

Credit Details

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Washington CLE Approved 6 Total
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  1. Landlord-Tenant Laws: Rights and Obligations Made Simple

    1. State Statutes and Local Ordinances
    2. Must-Know Case Law
    3. Remediation Responsibilities: Mold, Radon, Asbestos
    4. Property Management Laws
    5. Short-Term Rental Ordinances
  2. Fair Housing and Discrimination Issues

    1. Tenant Anti-Discrimination Laws: The FHA and Beyond
    2. Legally Screening and Qualifying Tenants
    3. Reasonable Accommodations and Modifications
    4. Service Animals, ESAs, and Therapy Pets
    5. Retaliation and Harassment
  3. Case Law Updates

  4. Lease Drafting and Negotiations: Landlord vs. Tenant Perspectives

    1. Residential Lease Agreement Walkthrough
    2. Commercial Lease Agreement Walkthrough
    3. Hotly-Negotiated Provisions: Landlord vs. Tenant Perspectives
    4. Top Lease Drafting Mistakes to Avoid
    5. Electronic Signatures and Lease Agreements
  5. Landlord-Tenant Disputes: Prevention and Problem Solving Tips

    1. Nonpayment
    2. Damages to Rental Property
    3. Repair and Maintenance Disputes
    4. Ordinance Violations and Nuisance Claims
    5. Premises Liability Issues
  6. Terminations and Evictions: When the Love is Gone

    1. Terminating a Lease
    2. Causes for Eviction
    3. Eviction Proceedings Walkthrough
    4. Tenant Defenses
  7. Collecting a Judgment, Abandoned Property, and Other Post-Tenancy Issues

  8. Ethics in the Practice of Landlord-Tenant Law

    1. Pertinent Rules of Professional Conduct
    2. Conflicts of Interest
    3. Can You Represent Both Landlord and Tenant?
    4. Fee Agreements
    5. Confidentiality
    6. Dealing With Unrepresented Parties
    7. Code Citations and Cases

Who Should Attend

This comprehensive, basic-to-intermediate level online seminar will benefit:

  • Attorneys
  • Housing Authorities
  • Code/Housing Compliance Professionals
  • Real Estate Brokers
  • Property Managers
  • Developers
  • Building Owners
  • Leasing Agents
  • Other Real Estate Professionals
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Travis S Eller
Travis S.
Eller
Eller Law Firm PLLC
Eric M Steven
Eric M.
Steven
Steven Law Office
Christopher D Cutting
Christopher D.
Cutting
Cutting Law Office PC
Michelle P Myers
Michelle P.
Myers
Steven Law Office
Speaker bio
Travis S Eller

Travis S. Eller

Eller Law Firm PLLC
Travis Eller

is the founding attorney of Eller Law Firm PLLC, where his practice focuses on Washington landlord tenant and real property matters. He has extensive experience representing housing providers, landlords, and property owners in eviction actions and related real property disputes throughout Washington. Before establishing his firm, Mr. Eller practiced with a real property litigation firm and later with a high volume personal injury practice. He is a frequent continuing legal education presenter and earned the National Institute for Trial Advocacy’s “Advocate” designation. Mr. Eller teaches courses for attorneys and property managers, and is admitted to practice in Washington and in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington. He earned his B.A. degree from Tennessee Technological University and his J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he received the Harold C. Warner Scholarship and was invited by the College of Law to apply.

Speaker bio
Eric M Steven

Eric M. Steven

Steven Law Office
Eric Steven

is the principal and managing attorney of Steven Law Office in Spokane with a practice emphasis in the area of landlord-tenant relations and housing. He practices in both state and federal courts in all Washington counties east of the Cascades and in northern Idaho. Mr. Steven litigates landlord/tenant cases involving eviction, ejectment, commercial litigation, fair housing claims, and a variety of other landlord-tenant issues. He is one of the few attorneys in Washington to actually defend a fair housing case in a federal court jury trial. Mr. Steven is acting counsel for numerous property owners, landlords, management companies, mobile home parks, and subsidized housing providers. He is active in legislative reform and advisory counsel for the Washington Apartment Association. Mr. Steven earned his B.A. degree from the University of Oklahoma and his J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law. As a licensed instructor in real estate, he frequently lectures to attorneys, property managers, law enforcement, and owners at continuing legal education programs. He is the author of "From Landlord/Tenant to Debt Collector/Consumer and Back Again", Gonzaga Law Review, and "A Comparison of Residential Tenancies in Idaho and Washington State (2013)", now available on the internet, publication pending. For the last several years, Mr. Steven has been an invited speaker at the Trends conference in Seattle, Washington, the northwest's largest rental housing management conference. As one of the most highly evaluated CLE instructors statewide in 2003, he was selected by the Washington State Bar Association to speak in the WSBA Encore "Best of CLE" series. Mr. Steven is a frequent speaker for the Washington State Bar and Spokane County Bar Association. He is a member of the Washington State, Idaho, Spokane County, Federal and Eastern District of Washington Bankruptcy bar associations. In 2019, Steven Law Office was named Top Housing Law Firm of the Year by Lawyer Monthly magazine. In 2023, Inc. magazine named Steven Law Office a Power Partner in business. Mr. Steven was named by National Business Institute, a nationwide CLE sponsor, as the "Outstanding Faculty Member of the Year for 2023", based upon peer review and other factors.

Speaker bio
Christopher D Cutting

Christopher D. Cutting

Cutting Law Office PC
Christopher Cutting

is an attorney with Cutting Law Office PC, and practices residential and commercial landlord-tenant litigation, judgment enforcement, and appeals. He is a nine-time Rising Star attorney in Super Lawyers magazine. Recently, Mr. Cutting was named the Rental Housing Association of Washington's Volunteer of the Year for 2017. Besides his frequent work in the courtroom, he is known for his speaking and writing. Mr. Cutting is a frequent presenter at legal education courses around Washington for attorneys, and is a licensed clock hours instructor for real estate brokers. He earned his A.B. degree from Georgetown University and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the Seattle University School of Law.

Speaker bio
Michelle P Myers

Michelle P. Myers

Steven Law Office
Michelle Myers

is the Junior Partner at Steven Law Office and has dedicated her entire legal career to landlord-tenant law for more than 17 years. She represents landlords, property owners, property managers, and housing providers throughout Eastern and Central Washington and Northern Idaho, providing practical legal guidance in residential, manufactured housing, and commercial landlord-tenant matters. Ms. Meyers earned her Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Sociology from Gonzaga University and completed the Washington State Bar Association Rule 6 Law Clerk Program. She is licensed to practice before the Washington State Bar Association and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Ms. Myers is an active member of the American Bar Association and Spokane County Bar Association and proudly served on the Washington State Bar Association Law Clerk Board from 2019 through 2025.

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