Jessica M. Goodeill v. Madison Real Estate, 191 Wash. App. 88 (2015)

Citation: Jessica M. Goodeill v. Madison Real Estate, 191 Wash. App. 88 (2015)
Parent Document: Jessica M. Goodeill v. Madison Real Estate, 191 Wash. App. 88 (2015)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2015-11-03
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/3151641/jessica-m-goodeill-v-madison-re... ↗

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Within fourteen days after the termination of the rental agreement and
      vacation of the premises ... the landlord shall give a full and specific
      statement of the basis for retaining any of the deposit together with the
      payment of any refund due the tenant under the terms and conditions of the
      rental agreement. No portion of any deposit shall be withheld on account of
      wear resulting from ordinary use of the premises.
              . .. If the landlord fails to give such statement together with any
      refund due the tenant within the time limits specified above he or she shall
      be liable to the tenant for the full amount of the deposit. The landlord is
      also barred in any action brought by the tenant to recover the deposit from
      asserting any claim or raising any defense for retaining any of the deposit
      unless the landlord shows that circumstances beyond the landlord's control
      prevented the landlordfrom providing the statement within thefourteen
      days. . . . The court may in its discretion award up to two times the amount
      of the deposit for the intentional refusal of the landlord to give the statement
      or refund due. In any action brought by the tenant to recover the deposit,
      the prevailing party shall additionally be entitled to the cost of suit or arbitration including a reasonable attorney's fee. 13 No. 32442-7-III
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