RCW 59.12.040 implies that (1), (2), and (3) are equal alternatives for notice.14
In Hall v. Feigenbaum,15 the landlord posted a three-day notice to pay rent or
vacate at the unlawfully held premises. The landlord also mailed a copy to that
address, even though he knew the commercial tenant was no longer doing
13 Leda, 150 Wn. App. at 85.
14 Hall, 178 Wn. App. at 820.
15 178 Wn. App. 811, 816, 820, 319 P.3d 61 (2014).
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business at that location.16 The tenant in Hall argued that service was insufficient
because the landlord knew his home address but did not mail the notice there.17
This court held that service of the notice was proper because the tenant did not
provide evidence that he provided the landlord with his home address.18
Here, the Tenants contend the Landlords did not properly serve the notice
because they were home when Faciszewski taped it to their door. Faciszewski
stated in his declaration of service, "I attempted to deliver a copy of said Notice
into the hands of the defendants but was unable to do so." Tenants offer no
evidence challenging the truth of this statement. Instead, in their respective
declarations, they state, "While we were home on June 29, 2014, Mr.
Faciszewski taped a notice of termination on our door," and nothing more. They
make no claim that Faciszewski did not take some action to attempt service
before taping the notice on it. They cite no authority supporting their claim that
Faciszewski needed to provide greater detail in his declaration of service about
his attempt.
Accepting the Tenants' argument would allow a tenant to refuse to answer
the door and completely avoid service. The Tenants do not reconcile their view