Statutes > Washington Statutes > Title 59 - Landlord and tenant > 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. > 59.18.285 - Nonrefundable fees not to be designated as deposit -- Written rental agreement required.

59.18.285 - Nonrefundable fees not to be designated as deposit -- Written rental agreement required.

Nonrefundable fees not to be designated as deposit — Written rental agreement required.

No moneys paid to the landlord which are nonrefundable may be designated as a deposit or as part of any deposit. If any moneys are paid to the landlord as a nonrefundable fee, the rental agreement shall be in writing and shall clearly specify that the fee is nonrefundable.

[1983 c 264 § 5.]