Wash. Supreme Court published opinion — 1012055.pdf

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acting as a landlord’s agent. Landlords’ agents are held to the same standard as

landlords under RCW 58.18.030(16).

Simply put, the State has offered significant evidence that officers acted as

agents of a landlord and that the city is requiring landlords to give city agents the

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State v. City of Sunnyside, No. 101205-5 (González, C.J., concurring in part and dissenting in
part)

power to trigger evictions. SMC 5.02.030; CP at 494, 776. A landlord who

evicted a person without a court order or because of domestic violence would be in

clear violation of chapter 58.18 RCW. We should hold the city and its agents to

the same standard. Accordingly, I would allow the State to take its claims under

the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act to trial.

I respectfully concur in part and dissent in part.

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