Selling condo. Tenant requesting compensation.

[Brian Britton]

I'm selling a condo that I rent out.  Renter is requesting $200/month rent credit, $75 per open house and $50 per showing. Condo is in Seattle, WA and nothing in the lease prevents me from selling the unit except that the new owner needs to honor the current lease. It seems ridiculous what the renter is asking.   What is customary in this situation and how would you handle this?  Thanks.  

[Gina Jeannot]

I recently sold a condo with a tenant in it in Issaquah. You might consider giving them a one time $200 credit but only if they agree to be cooperative throughout the entire sale and for all showings, and then only give it to them after closing if they actually were cooperative - but that's up to you. I would not pay them for showings or open houses, that's not customary. 

RCW 59.18.150

(1) The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to... exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers...

(5) ...The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent to the landlord to enter the dwelling unit at a specified time where the landlord has given at least one day's notice of intent to enter to exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers or tenants. A landlord shall not unreasonably interfere with a tenant's enjoyment of the rented dwelling unit by excessively exhibiting the dwelling unit.