Rental Housing Assoc., App/x-resps V. City Of Seattle, Resp/x-app (2022)

Citation: Rental Housing Assoc., App/x-resps V. City Of Seattle, Resp/x-app (2022)
Parent Document: Rental Housing Assoc., App/x-resps V. City Of Seattle, Resp/x-app (2022)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2022-03-21
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/6453160/rental-housing-assoc-appx-resps... ↗

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6  Both ejectment and unlawful detainer are legal methods of evicting tenants who do not pay their
rent. Bar K Land Co. v. Webb, 72 Wn. App. 380, 383, 864 P.2d 435 (1993). Unlawful detainer
actions under ch. 59.18 RCW are special statutory proceedings with the limited purpose of
hastening the recovery of possession of rental property. Id. The superior court’s jurisdiction is
limited to the primary issue of possession and incidental issues such as restitution, rent, or
damages. Id. Ejectment, however, is a remedy for someone who, having a claim of paramount
title, is out of possession. Id. Counterclaims may be asserted in an ejectment action. Id. -8-
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