Lang Pham v. Shawn Corbett (2015)

Citation: Lang Pham v. Shawn Corbett (2015)
Parent Document: Lang Pham v. Shawn Corbett (2015)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2015-05-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2803470/lang-pham-v-shawn-corbett/ ↗

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disagree. First, the Tenants have already paid full rent for the entire lease term, and rent
for May 2013 was prepaid. The trial court also required the Tenants to tender rent for
June and July 2013 and calculated that amount into the offset, even though the Unit had
been deemed illegal to inhabit at that time.10 Second, there is substantial evidence in
the record to supporta finding ofsignificantly reduced habitability as a result ofthe
sewer leak, the rodent problem, the structural defects, the electrical violations, and the
"very poor" overall quality of the Unit's installation. VRP at 114. At trial, the Tenants
proposed a percentage of twenty-five based on an estimate of the percentage of actual
uninhabitable space in the Unit. This included "the pantry area, any areas where there
were rats ... [or] sewage smell." VRP at 217. Pham accepted the estimate at that time
but later disputed it in his motion for reconsideration. From the record, a rational, fair-
minded person could easily find that the Unit's habitability had been reduced by twenty-
five percent.

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