All Forum Posts by: Alex Gordon

I'm doing a light remodel on my 2/1 unit.  In the bathrooom I'm replacing floors, toilet, vanity and mirror.  The bathroom currently has a 1970s heater (pictured) that hangs off the wall.  The unit is baseboard heat, so its the only heat for the bathroom as there are no baseboard units in the bath.  The unit is currently about 6 foot high and between the vanity and toilet.  There is no duct in the bathrooms on this duplex, I know the best option would be to put a hole in the wall but I do not plan on doing that.  It has been fine for 50 years, and I'm not keen on new holes in the wall. 

Here's some options I'm considering.  Any thoughts? 

Amazon heater 1

Amazon Heater 2

Ductless Fan - only  - I'm not sure if the wall has enough depth to put this in.  

Cop in WA star here., just over 10 years. Have two duplexes.

Do you have a source for this? 

Steve - I have read it too, and believe I am following it. I may need to send it through the mail as well. 

"Any notice provided for in this chapter shall be served either (1) by delivering a copy personally to the person entitled thereto; or (2) if he or she be absent from the premises unlawfully held, by leaving there a copy, with some person of suitable age and discretion, and sending a copy through the mail addressed to the person entitled thereto at his or her place of residence; or (3) if the person to be notified be a tenant, or an unlawful holder of premises, and his or her place of residence is not known, or if a person of suitable age and discretion there cannot be found then by affixing a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the premises unlawfully held, and also delivering a copy to a person there residing, if such a person can be found, and also sending a copy through the mail addressed to the tenant, or unlawful occupant, at the place where the premises unlawfully held are situated. Service upon a subtenant may be made in the same manner: PROVIDED, That in cases where the tenant or unlawful occupant, shall be conducting a hotel, inn, lodging house, boarding house, or shall be renting rooms while still retaining control of the premises as a whole, that the guests, lodgers, boarders, or persons renting such rooms shall not be considered as subtenants within the meaning of this chapter, but all such persons may be served by affixing a copy of the notice to be served in two conspicuous places upon the premises unlawfully held; and such persons shall not be necessary parties defendant in an action to recover possession of said premises. Service of any notice provided for in this chapter may be had upon a corporation by delivering a copy thereof to any officer, agent, or person having charge of the business of such corporation, at the premises unlawfully held, and in case no such officer, agent, or person can be found upon such premises, then service may be had by affixing a copy of such notice in a conspicuous place upon said premises and by sending a copy through the mail addressed to such corporation at the place where said premises are situated. Proof of any service under this section may be made by the affidavit of the person making the same in like manner and with like effect as the proof of service of summons in civil actions. When a copy of notice is sent through the mail, as provided in this section, service shall be deemed complete when such copy is deposited in the United States mail in the county in which the property is situated properly addressed with postage prepaid: PROVIDED, HOWEVER, That when service is made by mail one additional day shall be allowed before the commencement of an action based upon such notice. RCW 59.18.375 may also apply to notice given under this chapter."

Any idea what proper service is?  I have a photo of it posted on the front door. 

It's time to do my first eviction!  I purchased my second property in August, so I have inherited tenants and the old landlords lease.  Tennant has not made February payment and has now stopped responding.  I posted a 14 day pay or quit notice on the door and need to move on to eviction. 

I am a DIY guy and am fairly fluent in leagalese but have not done an eviction before.  Is it possible to represent and file the unlawful detainer yourself?  What documentation or forms do I need?  What happens if they pay after I file?  Can I hold them liable for court fees? 

Those who hire an attorney, what do they charge?  Any other tips?  Thanks!
 

I manage my own property with my wife.  We have the excellent problem of lots of interested in our soon to be vacant unit.   We use cozy.co and advertised in multiple places.  To save time we set one showing up in a few days and said we accepting applications through the weekend.  We already have 3 applications and it appears most will meet our minimum requirements.   Are we allowed to select the "best" of the tenants that meet our requirements.  For example, could be pick a tenant because they have a higher income?  Or do we have to go the first person submitted?  Other things we would like to consider are pet type and size (we accept pets), references, income etc..  I want to make sure we steer clear of any discrimination issue but would like to select the best tenant. 

Thanks for the help - As an update, the sellers have already remediated the mold and installed vents before I was able to ask for concessions.  We're negotiating roof and electrical now so we'll see how that goes.  

I'm looking at a 1971 duplex I'm under contract on.  Inspector provide pictures and concern over the electrical panel.  It has multiple "double taps".  Normally, I think you install the narrow breakers, but it already has these installed.  Looking for some expertise and a cost estimate on fixing this on the two panels in the units. 

Here's some pictures.  I'm not really sure what I'm looking at.