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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Sec. 8

Citation
Sec. 8
Parent Document
Foisy v. Wyman, 515 P.2d 160 (1973)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
1973-10-25

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To follow the old rule of no implied warranty of habitability in leases would, in our opinion, be inconsistent with the current legislative policy concerning housing standards. The need and social desirability of adequate housing for people in this era of rapid population increases is too important to be rebuffed by that obnoxious legal cliche, caveat emptor. Permitting landlords to rent "tumble-down" houses is at least a contributing cause of such problems as urban blight, juvenile delinquency, and high property taxes for conscientious landowners.