What a landlord must fix, and your options when they do not
This page covers the landlord's duty to maintain a habitable home in Washington, and what you can do when repairs go unmade.
It does not cover commercial leases, or conditions you caused yourself (which are treated differently).
RCW 59.18.060 — 房东须始终使房屋 fit for human habitation：符合法规、维护结构、供水电暖、灭虫、供锁钥等。
59.18.060 列出房东义务清单（结构、common area、灭虫、水电暖、weathertight、垃圾、供热供水等）。此义务不可经租约豁免。
RCW 59.18.060 ↗维护结构件（屋顶、地板、墙、地基等）处于 reasonably good repair。
RCW 59.18.060(2) ↗维持水电暖设施与家电 reasonably good working order；提供合理暖气与冷热水。
RCW 59.18.060(8), (11) ↗入住时提供灭虫 program；多户住宅租期内持续灭虫（单户且租客所致除外）。
RCW 59.18.060(4) ↗59.18.070：租客书面通知后，房东须按缺陷严重度在期限内开工——24 小时（断水/暖/电或生命危险）、72 小时（冰箱/炉灶/主要水管件）、10 天（其他）。
RCW 59.18.070 ↗Repair-and-deduct（59.18.100）：房东逾期不修，租客可雇持照承包商修理并扣租，每次上限 2 个月租金；小额修理（≤1 个月租金材料+人工）可自行完成并扣租。
RCW 59.18.100 ↗终止租约（59.18.090）：房东在合理期限内未修复缺陷，租客可终止租约搬离，不再欠后续租金。
RCW 59.18.090 ↗⚠️ 不得擅自 withhold rent（59.18.080）：租客须租金结清方可行使本章救济；欠租会触发驱逐。
RCW 59.18.080 ↗房东进入须给至少 48 小时书面通知（59.18.150），且限于检查、维修、展示等目的；紧急情况除外。
RCW 59.18.150 ↗缺陷系租客、家庭成员、住户或访客造成的，房东无按上述期限修复的义务；租客无理拒绝房东进入的，修复义务暂停。
RCW 59.18.060, 59.18.070 ↗Every figure on this page comes from the official text or a state court opinion, not from a summary. The table below lists each provision used and the date it was last checked.
| Statute | Last verified | Source |
|---|---|---|
| RCW 59.18.060 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| RCW 59.18.060(2) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| RCW 59.18.060(8), (11) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| RCW 59.18.060(4) | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| RCW 59.18.070 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| RCW 59.18.100 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| RCW 59.18.090 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| RCW 59.18.080 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| RCW 59.18.150 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
| RCW 59.18.060, 59.18.070 | 2026-10-16 | official text ↗ |
Where the official text and a secondary summary disagree, this page follows the official text and says so. Where a provision admits of more than one reading, that is flagged rather than smoothed over.
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RCW 59.18.060 — 房东须始终使房屋 fit for human habitation：符合法规、维护结构、供水电暖、灭虫、供锁钥等。
Repair-and-deduct（59.18.100）：房东逾期不修，租客可雇持照承包商修理并扣租，每次上限 2 个月租金；小额修理（≤1 个月租金材料+人工）可自行完成并扣租。 终止租约（59.18.090）：房东在合理期限内未修复缺陷，租客可终止租约搬离，不再欠后续租金。 ⚠️ 不得擅自 withhold rent（59.18.080）：租客须租金结清方可行使本章救济；欠租会触发驱逐。