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by umanwizard 518 days ago
Obviously rights can be limited by contract. That’s what a contract is: two parties agreeing to things they’re not legally forced to do.
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Definitely not unilaterally.

Washington Landlord Tenant law lists several unwaivable rights of tenants, even given specific consideration.

You can't put a clause in my lease that says "For a discount of $100/mo, I forego the relevant rights on habitability (heating, water, etc.)" - even if I am willing to agree to it.

No, that is not correct. Search for “unwaivable rights”. Obviously you can’t just limit rights with a contract. If you could, labour laws would be useless and minimum wages wouldn’t exist.