Where can I find free lawyer / legal advice about landlord/tenant lease agreement?

We are based in Tacoma cit of WA and we have to sign a lease agreement with landlord and we want to know where can we find a free legal advice or a free lawyer who will go through the whole lease agreement and tell us if any thing is not acceptable?


We know about probono but they meet only on scheduled days and next appointment can be only on 01/19/2009 but we have to sign the agreement sooner than that.Where can I find free lawyer / legal advice about landlord/tenant lease agreement?
If it is a pretyped contract the odds are it is solid.





Free advise is just that, you get what you pay for. If the free advise is not that convenient for you then you need to pay someone.





If you know a real estate agent they should (knock on wood) know the states real estate laws and be able to look over the contract.Where can I find free lawyer / legal advice about landlord/tenant lease agreement?
Google landlord tenant laws in you state. You should be able to ascertain what is required as far as what the landlord can and can't do. BTW this is 1/23/09, how did you miss the 1/19 schedule or is that a typo? Unless they have a waiting list of tenants, it's not unreasonable for you to want the lease reviewed by an attorney. Offer them all deposits and first month's rent condition upon an attorney's review by a certain date.





realtor.sailor
check the law schools local to your area as many of them have free programs where students help you out with the guidance of their professors
Fair Housing


http://www.fhcwashington.org/
If your new landlord is on their JOB, they should walk you through the rental agreement before you sign it.


When I was an apartment manger I would explain each item on the rental agreement to the new tenant. If they had questions I could clarify any clause that they might have in their head.


Some manager are just doing it from the free or reduced rent. They do not handle tenant problems or keep the place clean.


There are standard rental agreement that you can get from the stationary store. Is there something that you are puzzled about in the agreement?





The basic rental agreement should state:


The beginning date;


duration of the agreement;


rent amount and due date each month;


late fees;


security deposit;


condition of the unit before you move into it;


# of bedrooms and bathrooms;


parking space # or garage place;


appliances that are included;


who will be responible for paying the utilities each month;


name of the person that you will make your check payable to;


in case of emergency name and telephone number of the owner or manager;


pets accepted or not accepted;





Then it will state what will happen if you do not keep the above agreement--late charges, eviction, warnings to change whatever, etc.





I always tell people if you have doubts about something, don't do it. Listen to your inner voice and you will be OK.





Take pictures of all of the rooms before you move into the place. Make sure that on the rental agreement you state conditions that need to be corrected before you move in or fixed immediately.





You can contact the Fair Housing Department in your area if you run into any problems. Most large cities have a person at the city hall that deal with landlord tenants concerns at no cost to you. Let hope that you will never need their services.