The notice Washington requires before a landlord enters an occupied unit β 2 days under RCW 59.18.150 β with the reason, the window and the delivery record filled in from the tenant's record.
Pick the situation. The period on each card is Washington's minimum β your lease can require more, never less.
RCW 59.18.1502 days (1 day to show the unit) (RCW 59.18.150).
Allowed without notice. Tell the tenant afterwards what happened and what was done.
Inspect, repairs, agreed services, show the unit.
Not a proper notice for a permitted reason. Repeated refusal is a lease violation; never enter by force β document it and use the lease-violation notice.
Only if the lease allows electronic notices. The in-app message is emailed and shown in the tenant portal, time-stamped; print it for hand delivery where paper is required.
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Date, reason and delivery record on the tenant's file. Free.
Notice periods are Washington's statutory minimums as of 2026, reviewed against Revised Code of Washington, Chapter 59.18 (Residential Landlord-Tenant Act). General information for landlords, not legal advice; local ordinances can add requirements.