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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">About 10 years ago, to
remove a decedent's son from her home, I asserted that the son was
a "tenant at sufferance" and I successfully employed the unlawful
detainer process. Below is the body of my complaint:<br>
<br>
2. Defendant resided in the *** Street Residence apparently with
permission of [decedent] before her death on ***, 2005, and he has
continued since that time to reside therein without permission of
the personal representative of her estate.<br>
3. Defendant is a tenant by sufferance under RCW 59.04.050,
which provides:<br>
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.<br>
4. RCW 59.12.030 provides:<br>
A tenant of real property for a term less than life is guilty
of unlawful detainer either:<br>
. . . .<br>
(6) [When] A person who, without the permission of the owner
and without having color of title thereto, enters upon land of
another and who fails or refuses to remove therefrom after three
days' notice, in writing and served upon him or her in the manner
provided in RCW 59.12.040. Such person may also be subject to the
criminal provisions of chapter 9A.52 RCW; <br>
5. On ***, 2006, Defendant was personally served by *** with a
written 3-day notice to vacate and surrender the premises. A copy
of that notice is attached as Exhibit A. <br>
6. Defendant has not vacated and surrendered the premises, and
more than three days have elapsed since notice to do so was served
upon him.<br>
7. RCW 59.04.050 and Washington case law provide that a tenant
by sufferance possessing property is liable to the party entitled
to possession for the reasonable rental value for the time the
tenant occupied the property. Sarvis v. Land Resources, Inc., 62
Wn. App. 888, 815 P.2d 840 (1991), rev. denied, 118 Wn.2d 1020
(1992); Howard v. Edgren, 62 Wn.2d 884, 385 P.2d 41 (1963); see
also Estate of Jones, 152 Wn.2d 1, 14, 93 P.3d 147 (2004) (Heir
occupying decedent’s residence during probate owes the estate
rent).<br>
<br>
Doug Schafer, in Tacoma.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/27/2016 3:26 PM, Rob Wilson-Hoss
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">mailto:wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf
Of </b>James L. Sorenson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 27, 2016 3:00 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br>
<b>Cc:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Probate: Removing family
member from deceased's home - Unlawful Detainer or
Ejectment?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I had a similar problem with a brother
who would not leave. The PR tried an unlawful detainer
action and the commissioner said that unless a lease was
offered or the brother was willing to pay rent that an
unlawful detainer would not work. The PR used an ejectment
action with B. Jacob Bozeman (425 248-2164) and was
successful. He could solve this problem for you. He has
been successful for many of my clients.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">James L. Sorenson<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Attorney at Law<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">929 N. 130th Suite14<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Seattle, Washington 98133<o:p></o:p></p>
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On Jan 27, 2016, at 12:51 PM, Lenard <<a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:lwlaw@my180.net"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:lwlaw@my180.net">lwlaw@my180.net</a></a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">How
did daughter gain possession? If it was by
permission of the owner then she is not under
paragraph 6. See </span><i>Turner v. White</i>, 20
Wn.App. 290, 291-92, 579 P.2d 410 (Div. 3 1978) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">According
to Division 3 an unlawful detainer is not available
against a tenant-at-will. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">If
she is a tenant-at-will, that leaves ejectment and
TEDRA. Under 11.48.020 the PR has a right to
possession of all estate property, but this statute
is not tied into the UD framework. Why not ask the
court to use its plenary power under TEDRA to order
a writ of restitution?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Lenard
L. Wittlake </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Thomas Gates<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 27, 2016 11:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBAPT] Probate: Removing
family member from deceased's home - Unlawful
Detainer or Ejectment?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">See
RCW 59.12.030(6). Only a three day Notice is
required before starting Unlawful Detainer action.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">On
Wed, Jan 27, 2016 at 11:40 AM, David Faber <<a
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morning:<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Client
is PR. Deceased's daughter is currently living
in home of deceased and needs to be removed.
My first thought is a 20-day notice to
terminate followed by unlawful detainer if she
fails, but I recall a dispute about whether an
unlawful detainer is appropriate for this sort
of situation. Would an ejectment action be
more proper? The house is being sold and the
purchaser doesn't wants the daughter out as
part of the transfer.<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">David J.
Faber</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Faber
Feinson PLLC</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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