Week of 4/13
HOUSING UNIT: Learn about Landlord Tenant Laws in Washington state. What rights do tenants have? What is an eviction? Watch as a couple of evictions “go down”. What is the job of a bailiff? What is the definition of a “squatter”?
Complete the tasks and questions at this link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ShareFormPage.aspx?id=28PyA8JlyEewn-mSHEhFOTGI-zwCIPdDtQmC0PHZFpNUNzlKOVdSTU40OFhYU0ZDTzhHTFdFWDgwTi4u&sharetoken=Bia7zolSmvjb6fR5ZlGz
Complete the tasks and questions at this link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ShareFormPage.aspx?id=28PyA8JlyEewn-mSHEhFOTGI-zwCIPdDtQmC0PHZFpNUNzlKOVdSTU40OFhYU0ZDTzhHTFdFWDgwTi4u&sharetoken=Bia7zolSmvjb6fR5ZlGz
Week of 3/30/20
Housing:
Look over vocabulary words. How many do you know? Quiz an older brother/sister/parent… how many did they know? Discuss the words and provide examples during discussion.
https://lyndenpublicschools-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/clausene_lynden_wednet_edu/EbiFw4hZmrFEuBrhLDVvHyEBi3vHwa9ri_FRnd_FVnHpGA
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Best Pracitices and Tips for Tenants…
https://lyndenpublicschools-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/clausene_lynden_wednet_edu/ESak9lYhuQJIlzoAWp4lr0oBZPPE98j6B-XTD_9V2s5Vbw
Your Rights as a Tenant in Washington State
Get some reading in!!! This is interesting!
https://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/resource/your-rights-as-a-tenant-in-washington
NOTARIZING DOCUMENTS
Look over vocabulary words. How many do you know? Quiz an older brother/sister/parent… how many did they know? Discuss the words and provide examples during discussion.
https://lyndenpublicschools-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/clausene_lynden_wednet_edu/EbiFw4hZmrFEuBrhLDVvHyEBi3vHwa9ri_FRnd_FVnHpGA
https://lyndenpublicschools-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/clausene_lynden_wednet_edu/EdAAUnGzmQdKmkZiChDrKRIBL8JqinS7PeKuNrD8GgHqyg
Best Pracitices and Tips for Tenants…
https://lyndenpublicschools-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/clausene_lynden_wednet_edu/ESak9lYhuQJIlzoAWp4lr0oBZPPE98j6B-XTD_9V2s5Vbw
Your Rights as a Tenant in Washington State
Get some reading in!!! This is interesting!
https://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/resource/your-rights-as-a-tenant-in-washington
NOTARIZING DOCUMENTS
- Why would someone want to notarize a document? Write down your answer BEFORE you read, I’ll be asking you to turn this in with the below assignment.
- Talk to your parents, have they ever had a document notarized? WHY? Write down their answer.
- Why are documents notarized? ANSWER:_______________________________________________________________________________-
- Is it a legal document? Can it be used in court proceedings? ANSWER:_______________________________________________________________________________-
- Does it prove the document is “truthful/factual”? ANSWER:_______________________________________________________________________________-
- Overall, what does the document verify… ANSWER:_______________________________________________________________________________-
- What is the notary validating? ANSWER:______________________________________________________________________________________
Week of 3/23/20
- Budgeting:
- Remember our budget sheet? Here it is. You can fill it out with your parent/guardian’s help, using your HOME budget. Can you believe it costs your parents/guardians that much to pay all their bills for one month?
- Credit Scores:
- Have a discussion with your parents. How did they begin their credit? Did they have problems with their credit when they were young? What happened? How did they build their credit score back up? Are they satisfied with their credit score now?
- Credit Scores:
- Top/High Score=850
- Good credit=700-799
- OK credit=600-699
- National “average”=678
- Low/lowest score=350
- For any credit score below 600, it’s impossible to get a lease/rental.
- SECURED CREDIT CARD costs between $300-500, depending on bank. It provides bank assurance that you will repay your debt.
- Building your credit: Call a bank or credit union and ask how to begin a “SECURED credit card”. Discuss this with your parents/guardian. Is it possible for you to begin one?
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