Indigo Real Estate Services, Inc. v. Wadsworth, 169 Wash. App. 412 (2012)

Citation: Indigo Real Estate Services, Inc. v. Wadsworth, 169 Wash. App. 412 (2012)
Parent Document: Indigo Real Estate Services, Inc. v. Wadsworth, 169 Wash. App. 412 (2012)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2012-07-09
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4951771/indigo-real-estate-services-inc... ↗

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¶24 Similarly, where a landlord has accepted the substantial financial benefits of the federal section 8 program, the landlord must abide by the rules of that program in any unlawful detainer action. Indeed, we have previously noted that the protections of the United States Housing Act apply during an unlawful detainer action seeking to evict a section 8 tenant. In Pleasant, we explained that, because “[t]he United States Housing Act requires that the tenancies be terminated only for ‘serious or repeated violation of the terms or conditions of the lease or for other good cause,’ ” the issue of whether these requirements are met cannot generally be summarily resolved at a show cause hearing. 126 Wn. App. at 393 (quoting former 42 U.S.C. § 1437d(Z)(5) (2000)). Accordingly, we held, the matter must be set for trial. Pleasant, 126 Wn. App. at 393.

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