Wash. Court of Appeals published opinion — 709569.pdf

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2Under SMC 22.206.260(A), whenever a building, housing unit, or premises has been found to
be"an imminent threat to the health orsafety of the occupants orthe public, an emergency order may be
issued directing that the building, housing unit or premises be restored to a condition of safety and
specifying the time for compliance. In the alternative, the order may require that the building, housing unit
or premises be immediately vacated and closed to entry." Subsection (F)(1) requires relocation
assistance to be paid to "[a]ny tenant who is required to vacate and actually vacates a housing unit as a
result of an emergency order."

No. 70956-9-1/5

months without paying. The Tenants were awarded a net amount of $637.50 for the

habitability claim, $2,550 in relocation assistance under RCW 59.18.085 and $650 for

their security deposit. The trial court denied Pham's motion for reconsideration and

awarded attorney's fees to the Tenants. Pham appeals.

DISCUSSION

"When a trial court has weighed the evidence in a bench trial, appellate review is

limited to determining whether substantial evidence supports its findings of fact and, if

so, whether the findings support the trial court's conclusions of law. Substantial

evidence exists when there is a sufficient quantity of evidence to persuade a fair-

minded, rational person that a finding is true." Heqwine v. Lonqview Fibre Co., Inc., 132

Wn. App. 546, 555-56, 132 P.3d 789 (2006) (citations omitted). A reviewing court