Section 388-835-0025 - How can lease agreements be terminated?(1) Lease agreements can be terminated by: (a) Eliminating or adding parties to the agreement;(b) Expiration of the agreement;(c) Modifying of any lease term in the agreement;(d) Terminating the agreement by any means by either party; or(e) Extending or renewing the agreement, even if done according to its renewal provision, creates a new agreement and effectively terminates the old one.(2) A strictly formal change in a lease agreement modifying the method, frequency, or manner in which lease payments are made without increasing the total payment obligation of the lessee is not considered a modification of the lease terms.Wash. Admin. Code § 388-835-0025
Statutory Authority: RCW 71A.20.140. 01-10-013, § 388-835-0025, filed 4/20/01, effective 5/21/01.