DIVISION II
WERNER KLEE, a single man, No. 56232-4-II
Respondent,
v.
ERIC SNOW, a single man; and all Occupants, PUBLISHED OPINION
Appellant.
CRUSER, A.C.J. ⎯ Eric Snow was renting a home from Werner Klee. Klee decided to sell
the property and served Snow with a 90-day notice of termination of Snow’s tenancy pursuant to
a recently enacted statute in the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act.1 When Snow did not vacate the
home after 90 days, Klee filed an unlawful detainer action seeking to evict Snow. Snow argued to
the trial court that the statute required Klee to make reasonable attempts to sell or advertise the
property before Snow vacated the home. The trial court disagreed and granted a writ of restitution
to Klee. Snow appeals the court’s order granting a writ of restitution.
We hold that RCW 59.18.650(2)(e) requires an owner to make reasonable attempts to sell
or advertise the residence within 30 days after the tenant has vacated, but not before the tenant
vacates. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s order granting a writ of restitution to Klee. In
1
Ch. 59.18 RCW.
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addition, we award attorney fees on appeal to Klee in an amount to be determined by the court
commissioner.
FACTS
Snow began renting a home in Chehalis, Washington, in July 2019 with his wife and six
children. Klee is both the owner and landlord of the residence.
Klee owns several other properties on the same road in Chehalis. Because Klee is in his
late 90s, he decided to sell most of the property he owns. To that end, Snow was served a 90-day
notice to vacate at the beginning of November 2021, indicating that Klee intended to sell the