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

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Rental Housing Assoc., App/x-resps V. City Of Seattle, Resp/x-app (2022)
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Rental Housing Assoc., App/x-resps V. City Of Seattle, Resp/x-app (2022)
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Washington (state)
Effective Date
2022-06-21

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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.