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Lease Agreement Help Regarding Backdated Charges Wa

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I have lived in this apartment complex in spokane Washington for 2 years. Today the leasing office backdated 10 months of cable ($70/month) that they haven't been billing (they bundle it with internet and you can't only purchase one) for a grand total of $700.

My lease also ended October 31st, I reached out 4 different times via email last month to renew it and was told if I do not receive am agreement by the end of October to "not worry about it."

They have blocked their portal so residents are unable to access payment ledgers proving all previous portal balances were paid in full and that these charges were manually entered.

Is it reasonable to send an email stating that the consistent acceptance of these payments constitutes a waiver of those retroactive fees due to a clerical oversight? As well as to clarify my current tenancy status as according to what I understand about WA state law. I am now a month to month Tenant with terms that match my previous lease.

For the last 10 months, my official portal balance was presented to me as $0.00 after my regular payments cleared. I did not budget for another $700 and already picked up a second job this fall.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! I'm at my wits end here and do not have the means to move.

Location: Spokane.

submitted by /u/SuckItUp-Buttercup
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