Location: Snohomish County, Washington, USA
My Grandfather passed away last Saturday. He had dementia and needed constant in-home care, so my Aunt had moved in with him as a caretaker. She has lived there since 2020, it is listed on her license and other official documents. Though it should be noted that while she paid for household items and food, she did not pay rent.
Today my uncle, who is the executor of the estate called my Aunt and told her she had 48 hours to move out of the house as per instruction from tge estate lawyer. He said that she must empty the house of all her belongings and that they will be changing the locks at the end of the 48 hour period. Is there anything we can or should do? Shouldn’t there be an eviction period? And if not, is there any way to protect her? 48 hours is not enough time to realistically empty her entire life out of the place she has called home for years.
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Your uncle is either flat out lying, highly misinformed, or both. Washington state has some of the strictest and beneficial tenant laws in the country, and it sounds like your aunt was a month to month tenant. Month to month tenants get even more protection from being asked to vacate. 48 hours applies nowhere.