Are you in disagreement with your landlord or your tenant?   Would you like to get the problem resolved but you’re not sure what to do?  Call Dispute Resolution Center of Snohomish, Island and Skagit Counties at  425-339-1335 or 800-280-4770 to find out if our free or low cost services can bring a successful outcome for your situation.

• Repairs
• Rent/deposits
• Noise issues
• Privacy/access to rental
• Property

If you rent, manage or own a property in the city limits of Everett and want to mediate, print the mediation request form and mail to the address on the form.  Mediation Request Form.

If you rent, manage or own a property outside the city limits of Everett in Snohomish, Island or Skagit Counties, call 800-280-4770 and we will discuss how disagreements can be resolved in one of two ways:

1. Through conciliation services whereby Dispute Resolution Center, by acting as a neutral third party, will help guide the process to resolve the dispute over the phone; or
2. Through mediation whereby Dispute Resolution Center will guide a formal process that allows the two of you to meet and talk through your dispute with the help of two neutral mediators. 

Sometimes, resolving conflict is just a matter of getting the two parties to communicate, listen, and understand the other’s perspective. Once this happens, the parties usually arrive at a mutually satisfying agreement.  Dispute Resolution Center can assist you in creating resolutions to meet the needs of everyone involved.

Seminars

Throughout the year, the DRC partners with the Washington State Human Rights Commission and Snohomish County Legal Services to offer free seminars that include presentations on:

• Renters’ and Landlords’ rights and responsibilities in Snohomish and Island Counties under the Landlord-Tenant Laws
• Legal aspects of the Landlord-Tenant Laws, and the federal and state Fair Housing Laws
• The Fair Housing Laws ban on discrimination in the sale, rental, finance, advertising, and brokerage of housing based on race, creed/religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military/veteran status, HIV status, national origin, disability, or families with children

These seminars provide valuable information for both landlords and tenants.  The seminars include presentations by the above mentioned agencies as well as a question and answer period with the panelists.

Upcoming Seminars:

• October 4, 2010 Everett Public Library  
• October 5, 2010 Marysville Public Library

For more information, please contact us by phone at 425-339-1335 or 800-280-4770, or Email (drc@voaww.org)