14-day Notice Builder Preview

STEP 1 OF 5

Draft edition · September 2026

Start with the property.

This preview collects information for residential rentals throughout Washington. City and county requirements still need attorney review.

Property street addressUnit optional

City or communityStateZIP code

CountyCity boundaries

What kind of rental is this? Does the property have a federally backed mortgage or any housing subsidy?Examples include FHA, VA, USDA, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac loans, public housing, or Section 8. Coverage can change the notice required. Which financing and housing-program records did you check?Required for a “No” answer above. Check with the mortgage servicer for FHA, VA, USDA, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac coverage, and review housing-assistance agreements and program restrictions, including tax-credit housing. A loan statement or absence of a voucher alone may not resolve coverage. If uncertain, choose “I’m not sure.” Do not enter account numbers. Is there a bankruptcy, an existing eviction case, a rent dispute, an unresolved repair claim, military-service issue, or payment arrangement?Include rental-assistance commitments, a changed rent due date, and unpaid deposit/fee installments.

This is a statewide draft workflow. It does not establish that a 14-day notice is appropriate or satisfy every local requirement.

Start with the delivery plan. Choose personal delivery alone, or attempt personal delivery with an authorized mailing fallback. The fallback plan puts one later deadline on the same notice. No notice from this preview is cleared for service.

How will the notice be delivered?

Planned delivery or posting dayPerson handling delivery and any mailing

The named server will hand a complete copy directly to each named tenant on this date. One tenant’s receipt does not cover another. I will recheck the balance before delivery and stop if the date, method, packet or circumstances change.

How the date is counted

The planned delivery day is day zero. The following day is day one. This state-law calculation counts 14 calendar days, including weekends and holidays; it does not automatically move a weekend or holiday date. Local or federal rules may require a different notice. The date remains subject to the unresolved checks shown at review.

For the fallback plan, the landlord voluntarily grants one later pay-or-vacate date: the latest planned mailing day plus 19 calendar days (14 plus a five-day cushion). This date also applies if personal delivery succeeds. The five-day mailing provision in RCW 59.12.040 concerns commencement of an action; this product does not calculate a court filing date. Mailing late requires review and does not silently move the printed date.

Notice period · Service requirements

Start with the property.

Check the delivery facts.

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