Washington Lease-Violating Sexual Harassment Twenty-Day Notice to Vacate
Washington Lease-Violating Sexual Harassment Twenty-Day Notice to Vacate
Before use: RCW 59.18.650(2)(p) is a specific ground. Confirm the tenant's unwanted sexual advance or other sexual harassment was directed at the property owner, manager, employee, or another tenant, was based on the affected person's race, gender, or other protected status, and violated an identified lease covenant or term. Confirm the conduct and the end of the applicable rental period or agreement. Use a secure attachment for sensitive details when needed, while giving enough facts for the tenant to respond.
Date issued: [__/__/____]
To tenant(s): [FULL LEGAL NAME(S)]
Premises: [STREET ADDRESS, UNIT, CITY, WASHINGTON ZIP]
From landlord or authorized agent: [NAME, ROLE, NOTICE ADDRESS]
Notice to vacate
The landlord gives notice under RCW 59.18.650(2)(p) that the tenancy will end and you must vacate and return possession by [TIME] on [VACATE DATE: __/__/____]. This date is at least 20 days after service of this notice and is the end of the applicable rental period or rental agreement. The reason is the conduct described below, which violates the stated lease covenant or term.
Facts supporting the ground
Conduct and dates: [DESCRIBE EACH KNOWN UNWANTED SEXUAL ADVANCE OR OTHER ACT OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT, WITH DATE, LOCATION, AND WHAT OCCURRED].
Person or people targeted: [IDENTIFY SUFFICIENTLY TO ANSWER THE NOTICE; STATE WHETHER OWNER, MANAGER, EMPLOYEE, OR ANOTHER TENANT].
Protected status involved and known factual basis for that connection: [RACE, GENDER, OR OTHER PROTECTED STATUS AND EXPLANATION].
Lease covenant or term violated: [QUOTE THE RELEVANT TERM BRIEFLY AND GIVE SECTION OR PARAGRAPH NUMBER, LEASE DATE, AND HOW IT APPLIES].
Other facts known and available when this notice is issued: [FACTS OR NONE].
Attachment served with this notice, if any: [IDENTIFIER, DATE, AND NUMBER OF PAGES]. Do not refer to an attachment that is not served with the notice.
Contact [NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE OR EMAIL] about this notice. This notice does not permit removal without lawful court process.
Landlord or authorized agent signature: ______________________________ Date: [__/__/____]
Printed name and role: [________________________________]
Service record
Recipient and premises: [NAME AND ADDRESS].
Service date and time: [__/__/____] at [TIME].
Method under RCW 59.12.040: ☐ Personal delivery ☐ Suitable person at the residence plus mail ☐ Posting and other required steps when no suitable person can be found, plus mail.
Person served, posting location, and diligence: [FACTS].
Mailing address, method, and date if required: [DETAILS]. If service includes mail, allow five additional days before beginning an action based on this notice.
Attachments served with the notice: [IDENTIFIERS OR NONE].
Server's name, signature, and date: [NAME] / ____________________ / [__/__/____]
Sources and references
- RCW 59.18.650(2)(p), (6); RCW 59.12.040. Read the official Legislature reproductions cited in the frontmatter.
About this template
- Last updated
- November 9, 2026
- Citations checked
- November 9, 2026
- Jurisdiction
- Washington
- Category
- Landlord & Tenant
Legal authority
- RCW 59.18.650(2)(p), (6)
- RCW 59.12.040
Landlord-tenant paperwork governs who can stay in a property, on what terms, and what happens when something goes wrong. Leases, notices to quit, security deposit demands, and habitability complaints all have state and often city-specific requirements for timing, content, and service. Getting the paperwork right is what makes an eviction actually succeed or a security deposit actually come back, because judges regularly dismiss cases over small procedural mistakes.
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Checked against the law it cites
A reviewer verified this template's legal citations against the official source on November 9, 2026.
RCW 59.18.650(2)(p) (checked November 9, 2026): "(p) The tenant continues in possession after having received at least 20 days' advance written notice to vacate prior to the end of the rental period or rental agreement if the tenant has made unwanted sexual advances or other acts of sexual harassment directed at the property owner, property manager, property employee, or another tenant based on the person's race, gender, or other protected status in violation of any covenant or term in the lease"
RCW 59.18.650(6) (checked November 9, 2026): "Identify the facts and circumstances known and available to the landlord at the time of the issuance of the notice that support the cause or causes with enough specificity so as to enable the tenant to respond"
RCW 59.12.040, service (checked November 9, 2026): "Any notice provided for in this chapter shall be served either (1) by delivering a copy personally to the person entitled thereto"
RCW 59.12.040, vacate date (checked November 9, 2026): "A termination notice served pursuant to this section shall specify in the notice the date by which the person to whom the notice is sent must vacate or, if applicable, comply"
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