Pham v. Corbett, 187 Wash. App. 816 (2015)

Citation: Pham v. Corbett, 187 Wash. App. 816 (2015)
Parent Document: Pham v. Corbett, 187 Wash. App. 816 (2015)
Jurisdiction: Washington (state)
Effective Date: 2015-05-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/4956711/pham-v-corbett/ ↗

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¶41 We find no error in the trial court’s assessment. Pham received a month’s worth of prepaid rent from the Tenants. The lease does not contain any provisions specifying how this prepaid rent will be applied or any conditions that must be met before it may be credited. Again, under RCW 59.18.400, a defendant in an unlawful detainer action “may assert any legal or equitable defense or set-off arising out of the tenancy.” The Tenants raised the defense that they were current in rent because they prepaid the last month’s rent. The trial court appropriately applied the prepayment as an offset and found that the Tenants prevailed on their defense that no rent is due and owing.

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