If my landlord sent me a 10 day quit or comply notice via email, is this considered a legal document?
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If my landlord sent me a 10 day quit or comply notice via email, is this considered a legal document?
Asked on August 20, 2011 Washington
Answers:
M.T.G., Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
This question is best asked to an attorney in your area familiar with landlord tenant law and specifically the rules regarding service (known generally as civil procedure law). many landlord tenant proceeding fail because the landlord improperly serves the required notices and/or pleadings in the action. And although I am not familiar with the rules of service in the state of Washington, I can say that I am fairly certain that service via email is not a proper method. When you do not quit or comply you will be served with a summons and complaint. You can not ignore the summons and complaint when it comes. You need to appear and answer and you need to raise the service as being defective. Otherwise the court will not know and the landlord can get away with it.
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