WAC 388-835-0025. How can lease agreements be terminated?

(1) Lease agreements can be terminated by: (a) Eliminating or adding parties to the agreement; (b) Expiration of the agreement; (c) Modifying of any lease term in the agreement; (d) Terminating the agreement by any means by either party; or (e) Extending or renewing the agreement, even if done according to its renewal provision, creates a new agreement and effectively terminates the old one. (2) A strictly formal change in a lease agreement modifying the method, frequency, or manner in which lease payments are made without increasing the total payment obligation of the lessee is not considered a modification of the lease terms.