Strategic Planning & the Importance of Consumer insights
demand letter
1. Dunn & Dunn, LLP
123 Market Street #401
Seattle, WA 98098
(206)555-9955
July 15, 2013
Landlord Larry
Landlord Larry Properties
555 Sunset Avenue #101-A
Seattle, WA 98012
Dear Landlord Larry Properties:
We represent Audrey Smith, lessee at 456 2nd Avenue #8A, Seattle, WA 98011. Ms. Smith and
Landlord Larry entered into a written lease agreement in April 2013 for a condo (#8A) which
started on July 1, 2013. At the time of showing the building was still under construction but
Landlord Larry assured Ms. Smith that the unit would be complete and ready to move in by mid-
June. In June, Ms. Smith started packing her belongings and hired a moving company and paid a
deposit to have the company move her in on July 1st. On June 28, 2013, Landlord Larry called
Ms. Smith and told her the unit was fine to move into but that he would need access for the first
few weeks of July to “finish up some stuff.” On July 1, 2013, Ms. Smith took possession of the
unit #8A and noticed that the following still needed to be installed: a dishwasher, a bathroom
sink/vanity, and a glass door to the shower.
According to Paragraph 11 of Ms. Smith copy of her lease, the dishwasher is one of the
appliances which are for her use in the apartment. Although not included in Ms. Smith’s copy, a
bathroom sink/vanity and a glass shower door are among the basic items that should be installed
in any apartment at the expense of the landlord.
Ms. Smith hereby demands that Landlord Larry Properties install the dishwasher, bathroom
sink/vanity, and glass door to the shower no later than August 1, 2013. We are also requesting a
copy of the lease between Ms. Smith and Landlord Larry for unit #8A.
We urge Landlord Larry Properties to comply with the terms of this letter as indicated to avoid
further action by Ms. Smith to include but not limited to suppression of all further rent payments
and costly and burdensome litigation to include attorney’s fees and cost, if Ms. Smith is required
to take action to enforce the terms of the lease.
2. We look forward to receiving confirmation of your compliance with the installation request by
August 1, 2013.
Sincerely,
Mitchell Dunn, Attorney at Law
Dunn & Dunn, LLP