Sangha v. Keen (2025)

Citation: Sangha v. Keen (2025)
Parent Document: Sangha v. Keen (2025)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2025-05-22
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10594789/sangha-v-keen/ ↗

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  RCW 59.12.120 provides that “[i]f on the date appointed in the summons the defendant does
not appear or answer, the court shall render judgment in favor of the plaintiff as prayed for in the
complaint.” (Emphasis added.) Neither party cites .120. Chapter 59.12 RCW governs forcible
entry and forcible and unlawful detainer. Chapter 59.18 RCW governs the RLTA. Both
chapters concern unlawful detainer actions but chapter 59.12 RCW is broader than chapter 59.18
RCW. For example, chapter 59.12 RCW includes unlawful detainer actions commenced as a
result of a trustee’s sale and hold over tenants on agricultural land. RCW 59.12.032, .035.
Chapter 59.18 RCW deals specifically with residential tenancies. Therefore, the specific
statutory requirements established in chapter 59.18 RCW apply in this case. See Pleasant, 126
Wn. App. at 390.
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