Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 59 Landlord And Tenant - Chapter 59.12 Forcible Entry And Forcible And Unlawful Detainer

59.12.010 Forcible entry defined
Every person is guilty of a forcible entry who either -- (1) By breaking open windows, doors or other parts of a house, or by ...

59.12.020 Forcible detainer defined
Every person is guilty of a forcible detainer who either -- (1) By force, or by menaces and threats of violence, unlawfully holds and keeps ...

59.12.030 Unlawful detainer defined
A tenant of real property for a term less than life is guilty of unlawful detainer either: (1) When he or she holds over or ...

59.12.035 Holding over on agricultural land, effect of
In all cases of tenancy upon agricultural lands, where the tenant has held over and retained possession for more than sixty days after the expiration ...

59.12.040 Service of notice -- Proof of service
Any notice provided for in this chapter shall be served either (1) by delivering a copy personally to the person entitled thereto; or (2) if ...

59.12.050 Jurisdiction of proceedings
The superior court of the county in which the property or some part of it is situated shall have jurisdiction of proceedings under this chapter.[1891 ...

59.12.060 Parties defendant
No person other than the tenant of the premises, and subtenant, if there be one, in the actual occupation of the premises when the complaint ...

59.12.070 Complaint -- Summons
The plaintiff in his or her complaint, which shall be in writing, must set forth the facts on which he or she seeks to recover, ...

59.12.080 Summons -- Contents -- Service
The summons must state the names of the parties to the proceeding, the court in which the same is brought, the nature of the action, ...

59.12.090 Writ of restitution -- Bond
The plaintiff at the time of commencing an action of forcible entry or detainer or unlawful detainer, or at any time afterwards, may apply to ...

59.12.091 Writ of restitution under landlord-tenant act -- RCW 59.12.090, 59.12.100, 59.12.121, and 59.12.170 inapplicable
See RCW 59.18.420. ...

59.12.100 Service of writ -- Bond to stay writ
The sheriff shall, upon receiving the writ of restitution, forthwith serve a copy thereof upon the defendant, his agent or attorney, or a person in ...

59.12.110 Modification of bond
The plaintiff or defendant at any time, upon two days' notice to the adverse party, may apply to the court or any judge thereof for ...

59.12.120 Judgment by default
If on the date appointed in the summons the defendant does not appear or answer, the court shall render judgment in favor of the plaintiff ...

59.12.121 Pleading by defendant
On or before the day fixed for his appearance the defendant may appear and answer or demur.[1891 c 96 § 14; RRS § 823. Formerly ...

59.12.130 Jury -- Actions given preference
Whenever an issue of fact is presented by the pleadings it must be tried by a jury, unless such a jury be waived as in ...

59.12.140 Proof in forcible entry and detainer
On the trial of any proceeding for any forcible entry or forcible detainer the plaintiff shall only be required to show, in addition to a ...

59.12.150 Amendment to conform to proof
When upon the trial of any proceeding under this chapter it appears from the evidence that the defendant has been guilty of either a forcible ...

59.12.160 Amendments
Amendments may be allowed by the court at any time before final judgment, upon such terms as to the court may appear just, in the ...

59.12.170 Judgment -- Execution
If upon the trial the verdict of the jury or, if the case be tried without a jury, the finding of the court be in ...

59.12.180 Rules of practice
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of the laws of this state with reference to practice in civil actions are applicable to, ...

59.12.190 Relief against forfeiture
The court may relieve a tenant against a forfeiture of a lease and restore him to his former estate, as in other cases provided by ...

59.12.200 Appellate review -- Stay bond
A party aggrieved by the judgment may seek appellate review of the judgment as in other civil actions: PROVIDED, That if the defendant appealing desires ...

59.12.210 Effect of stay bond
When the defendant shall appeal, and shall file a bond as provided in RCW 59.12.200, all further proceedings in the case shall be stayed until ...

59.12.220 Writ of restitution suspended pending appeal
If a writ of restitution has been issued previous to the taking of an appeal by the defendant, and said defendant shall execute and file ...

59.12.230 Forcible entry and detainer -- Penalty
Every person who shall unlawfully use, or encourage or assist another in unlawfully using, any force or violence in entering upon or detaining any lands ...