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DRAFT FOR ATTORNEY REVIEW — NOT FINAL

Sullivan v. Purvis, 966 P.2d 912 (1998)

Citation
Sullivan v. Purvis, 966 P.2d 912 (1998)
Parent Document
Sullivan v. Purvis, 966 P.2d 912 (1998)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
1998-03-23

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The law on this issue is well settled. Jurisdiction is statutory. A 10-day alternative to cure lease violations is a jurisdictional condition precedent to an unlawful detainer action for breach. Sowers v. Lewis, 49 Wash.2d 891, 895, 307 P.2d 1064 (1957). Unlawful detainer is in derogation of common law; the statutes create a summary action. In order to take advantage of the act's provisions for summary restitution, however, the landlord must strictly comply with its requirements. Housing Auth. v. Terry, 114 Wash.2d 558, 563-64, 789 P.2d 745 (1990).