Little Mountain Estates Tenants Ass'n v. Little Mountain Estates MHC, LLC, 146 Wash. App. 546 (2008)

Citation: Little Mountain Estates Tenants Ass'n v. Little Mountain Estates MHC, LLC, 146 Wash. App. 546 (2008)
Parent Document: Little Mountain Estates Tenants Ass'n v. Little Mountain Estates MHC, LLC, 146 Wash. App. 546 (2008)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2008-07-21
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4945301/little-mountain-estates-tenants... ↗

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¶24 The MHLTA does not define “assignment.” But the general rule under common law with respect to the assignment of contract rights is that such rights may be freely assigned unless prohibited by statute. Fed. Fin. Co. v. Gerard, 90 Wn. App. 169, 177, 949 P.2d 412 (1998). An assignee of a contract “ ‘steps into the shoes of the assignor’ ” and has all the rights of the assignor, including all applicable statutory rights. Puget Sound Nat’l Bank v. Dep’t of Revenue, 123 Wn.2d 284, 292, 868 P.2d 127 (1994) (quoting Estate of Jordan v. Hartford Accident & Indem. Co., 120 Wn.2d 490, 495, 844 P.2d 403 (1993)). Because RCW 59.20.073(1) states that “any rental agreement shall be assignable,” and the rental agreements here were for 25-year leases, we conclude that the unambiguous language of RCW 59.20.073(1) supports the conclusion that the tenants had the right to assign the remaining term of the 25-year lease.

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