Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 59 Landlord And Tenant - Section 59.04.050 Tenancy by sufferance -- Termination

§ 59.04.050. Tenancy by sufferance -- Termination

Whenever any person obtains possession of premises without the consent of the owner or other person having the right to give said possession, he shall be deemed a tenant by sufferance merely, and shall be liable to pay reasonable rent for the actual time he occupied the premises, and shall forthwith on demand surrender his said possession to the owner or person who had the right of possession before said entry, and all his right to possession of said premises shall terminate immediately upon said demand.

[Code 1881 § 2057; 1867 p 101 § 5; RRS § 10621.]

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