Create documents for Washington and check the Washington rules behind them. Every rule below links to the statute or official source we checked.
The statewide rules we verified for Washington, last checked October 2026. Local ordinances can add to them.
Washington does not cap security deposits statewide, requires return with a full written statement within 30 days after the lease ends and the tenant vacates, and requires two days' written notice before entry (one day for showings).
In Washington a landlord must give a 14-day notice to pay or vacate for unpaid rent and a 10-day notice to comply or vacate for other lease violations, and statewide just-cause rules bar ending a month-to-month tenancy without a listed cause.
A Washington will must be signed by the testator and attested by two competent witnesses, holographic wills made in the state are not recognized, and witness affidavits can prove the will without testimony.
Washington requires a power of attorney to be signed and dated and either notarized or signed by two qualified witnesses.
A Washington health care directive must be signed and either acknowledged before a notary public or signed in the presence of two qualified witnesses.
Washington requires a signed bill of sale unless the sale price and date are on the title, and the seller must file a Report of Sale within 5 days.
Washington deeds must be in writing, signed, and acknowledged before an authorized officer, and a state real estate excise tax applies to sales of real property.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change, and cities can add their own rules, so check the current statute before you rely on it.
Each document is set up for Washington law. Documents marked with a check show the Washington rules we verified on their page.
These documents do not change from state to state, so they work in Washington as they are.
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