Recent comments in /f/Washington

StHelensWasInsideJob t1_ivdlaez wrote

Is it true they are looking at making even day hikes to Colchuck permit only? This hike is blowing up everywhere, instagram, tik tok, Reddit, and Facebook. I see it everywhere and it gets EXTREMELY crowded. Super happy people are out enjoying nature, but there are cars parked 2 miles from the trailhead.

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lred1 t1_ivdjwsq wrote

You have the right to break the lease, with the lease-break fees specified in your lease agreement (contract). The landlord typically has no such option -- to break the lease and kick you out. But the landlord is being predatory for insisting you live up to the contract you signed?

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honvales1989 t1_ivdfmz3 wrote

It’s about 6 or 7 mi from the Colchuck Lake TH with about 5k gain. The way to Colchuck Lake is about 5 mi, but the you have to hike up Aasgard Pass (about 2k gain in one mile) before you get to the Core Zone. Most people stop at Colchuck Lake, but the effort to make to the Core is totally worth it and it makes Colchuck look meh (I’ve done the hike multiple times and hate the hike from Colchuck Lake to the TH since it’s not too scenic and takes forever on the way back). I think the road is closed for the winter now so you have time to get prepared for next year

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rancid_cookie253 t1_ivdf1df wrote

I don’t think it’s being predatory you’re just breaching contract so they have the right to charge for the remaining rent. What’s weird is that you’re forced to move but your job isn’t covering it? How can they force you to do that without covering your expenses..did you tell them you were currently in a one-year lease? I would push this on them, they don’t have the right to make you relocate.

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ewicky t1_ivdbsvl wrote

"extremely predatory"? You signed a legal contract guaranteeing you'd stay there for at least one year, and now you're dipping out early. What is the landlord supposed to do, congratulate you on your new job and eat the costs?

If I were you, I would sublease for the remaining months. Or, if the lease doesn't allow sublets, just don't tell them haha. This works better when your tenant is trustworthy to keep things below radar.

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Pristine_Read_7476 t1_ivd3bdu wrote

Look at your lease, first. Where the lease is silent you look to landlord tenant law. In Washington the landlord has a duty to mitigate, which simply means if they lease to someone else you don’t have to pay rent for the time period the apartment is occupied; the can’t “double dip.” Obviously, if you can find a sublessor or someone to take over the lease it is to your benefit. Also, an eviction takes time and is costly so if you want to play hardball offer them something like 4k and say “take it or evict me.” They can always tell you to go choke, of course. Also, your municipality may have specific other lease limitations, especially Seattle/ Puget Sound.

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