Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 7 Special Proceedings And Actions - Chapter 7.28 Ejectment, Quieting Title

7.28.010 Who may maintain actions -- Service on nonresident defendant
Any person having a valid subsisting interest in real property, and a right to the possession thereof, may recover the same by action in the ...

7.28.050 Limitation of actions for recovery of real property -- Adverse possession under title deducible of record
That all actions brought for the recovery of any lands, tenements or hereditaments of which any person may be possessed by actual, open and notorious ...

7.28.060 Rights inhere to heirs, devisees and assigns
The heirs, devisees and assigns of the person having such title and possession shall have the same benefit of RCW 7.28.050 as the person from ...

7.28.070 Adverse possession under claim and color of title -- Payment of taxes
Every person in actual, open and notorious possession of lands or tenements under claim and color of title, made in good faith, and who shall ...

7.28.080 Color of title to vacant and unoccupied land
Every person having color of title made in good faith to vacant and unoccupied land, who shall pay all taxes legally assessed thereon for seven ...

7.28.085 Adverse possession -- Forest land -- Additional requirements -- Exceptions
(1) In any action seeking to establish an adverse claimant as the legal owner of a fee or other interest in forest land based on ...

7.28.090 Adverse possession -- Public lands -- Adverse title in infants, etc
RCW 7.28.070 and 7.28.080 shall not extend to lands or tenements owned by the United States or this state, nor to school lands, nor to ...

7.28.100 Construction
That the provisions of RCW 7.28.050 through 7.28.100 shall be liberally construed for the purposes set forth in those sections.[1893 c 11 § 6; RRS ...

7.28.110 Substitution of landlord in action against tenant
A defendant who is in actual possession may, for answer, plead that he is in possession only as a tenant of another, naming him and ...

7.28.120 Pleadings -- Superior title prevails
The plaintiff in such action shall set forth in his complaint the nature of his estate, claim or title to the property, and the defendant ...

7.28.130 Defendant must plead nature of his estate or right to possession
The defendant shall not be allowed to give in evidence any estate in himself or another in the property, or any license or right to ...

7.28.140 Verdict of jury
The jury by their verdict shall find as follows: (1) If the verdict be for the plaintiff, that he is entitled to the possession of ...

7.28.150 Damages -- Limitation -- Permanent improvements
The plaintiff shall only be entitled to recover damages for withholding the property for the term of six years next preceding the commencement of the ...

7.28.160 Defendant's counterclaim for permanent improvements and taxes paid
In an action for the recovery of real property upon which permanent improvements have been made or general or special taxes or local assessments have ...

7.28.170 Defendant's counterclaim for permanent improvements and taxes paid -- Pleadings, issues and trial on counterclaim
The counterclaim shall set forth the value of the land apart from the improvements, and the nature and value of the improvements apart from the ...

7.28.180 Defendant's counterclaim for permanent improvements and taxes paid -- Judgment on counterclaim -- Payment
If the judgment be in favor of the plaintiff for the recovery of the realty, and of the defendant upon the counterclaim, the plaintiff shall ...

7.28.190 Verdict where plaintiff's right to possession expires before trial
If the right of the plaintiff to the possession of the property expire, after the commencement of the action and before the trial, the verdict ...

7.28.200 Order for survey of property
The court or judge thereof, on motion, and after notice to the adverse party, may, for cause shown, grant an order allowing the party applying ...

7.28.210 Order for survey of property -- Contents of order -- Service
The order shall describe the property, and a copy thereof shall be served upon the defendant, and thereupon the party may enter upon the property ...

7.28.220 Alienation by defendant, effect of
An action for the recovery of the possession of real property against a person in possession, cannot be prejudiced by any alienation made by such ...

7.28.230 Mortgagee cannot maintain action for possession -- Possession to collect mortgaged, pledged, or assigned rents and profits -- Perfection of security interest
(1) A mortgage of any interest in real property shall not be deemed a conveyance so as to enable the owner of the mortgage to ...

7.28.240 Action between cotenants
In an action by a tenant in common, or a joint tenant of real property against his cotenant, the plaintiff must show, in addition to ...

7.28.250 Action against tenant on failure to pay rent
When in the case of a lease of real property and the failure of tenant to pay rent, the landlord has a subsisting right to ...

7.28.260 Effect of judgment -- Lis pendens -- Vacation
In an action to recover possession of real property, the judgment rendered therein shall be conclusive as to the estate in such property and the ...

7.28.270 Effect of vacation of judgment
If the plaintiff has taken possession of the property before the judgment is set aside and a new trial granted, as provided in RCW 7.28.260, ...

7.28.280 Conflicting claims, donation law, generally -- Joinder of parties
In an action at law, for the recovery of the possession of real property, if either party claims the property as a donee of the ...

7.28.300 Quieting title against outlawed mortgage or deed of trust
The record owner of real estate may maintain an action to quiet title against the lien of a mortgage or deed of trust on the ...

7.28.310 Quieting title to personal property
Any person or corporation claiming to be the owner of or interested in any tangible or intangible personal property may institute and maintain a suit ...

7.28.320 Possession no defense
The fact that any person or corporation against whom such action may be brought is in the possession of such property, or evidence of title ...