Little Mountain Estates Tenants Ass'n v. Lme, 192 P.3d 378 (2008)

Citation: Little Mountain Estates Tenants Ass'n v. Lme, 192 P.3d 378 (2008)
Parent Document: Little Mountain Estates Tenants Ass'n v. Lme, 192 P.3d 378 (2008)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2008-09-15
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2622045/little-mountain-estates-tenants... ↗

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¶ 24 This court's primary goal in interpreting statutes is "to ascertain and give effect to legislative intent." Pac. Health Ctr., 135 Wash.App. at 158-59, 143 P.3d 618. The plain language of RCW 59.20.073(1) provides that tenants have the right to assign their rental agreements and does not contain any limitation on the right to do so. When the plain language of the statute is subject to more than one reasonable interpretation, we look to the principles of statutory construction, legislative history, and case law. Cockle v. Dep't of Labor & Indus., 142 Wash.2d 801, 808, 16 P.3d 583 (2001). And when enacting a statute, we presume the legislature knows the existing state of the case law. Woodson v. State, 95 Wash.2d 257, 266-62, 623 P.2d 683 (1980).

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