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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Lian v. Stalick, 106 Wash. App. 811 (2001)

Citation
Lian v. Stalick, 106 Wash. App. 811 (2001)
Parent Document
Lian v. Stalick, 106 Wash. App. 811 (2001)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
2001-06-19

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Generally, at common law, a landlord had neither a duty to provide habitable rental property nor a duty to repair rental property. Hughes v. Chehalis Sch. Dist. No. 302, 61 Wn.2d 222, 225, 377 P.2d 642 (1963). This approach was abandoned in Foisy v. Wyman, 83 Wn.2d 22, 28, 515 P.2d 160 (1973). The Foisy court granted an implied warranty of habitability, finding support in the newly enacted RLTA. Id. at 28-29. The RLTA provision relating to habitability partly states: