<div dir="ltr">If I am reading the statute correctly, it looks like UD actions are excepted under RCW 59.18.320(1)(b)(ii). Maybe I am reading that wrong. I had this come up years ago but it was with a commercial case with an arbitration provision in the contract. I filed the case and the other party never filed a notice of arbitration to request the court transfer it to arbitration. So it was never an issue. If neither party wants it in arbitration I don't see why a court would enforce it. But for a residential case, it looks like it might be excepted entirely.<div><br></div><div>Have a good weekend.<br><div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Kelby J. Derenick </div><div>Attorney</div><div><br></div><div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div><b><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">10018 Greenwood Ave. N</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Seattle, WA 98133</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">Ph. (206) 659-5061</span></b></div><div><br></div></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-family:garamond,"times new roman",serif">14 E. Main Street, Suite 207</span><br></b></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif"><b>Walla Walla, WA 99362</b></font></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><font face="garamond, times new roman, serif">Ph: (509) 676-9805</font></b></div></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;font-size:11pt">CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This electronic mail message contains information that (a) is or may be legally privileged, confidential, proprietary in nature, or otherwise protected by law from disclosure, and (b) is intended only for the use of the Addressee(s) named herein. If you are not the intended recipient, an addressee, or the person responsible for delivering this to an addressee, you are hereby notified that reading, using, copying, or distributing any part of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this electronic mail message in error, please contact me immediately and take the steps necessary to delete the message completely from your computer system. Thank you.</span><br></div><div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 20px;width:468.381px;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div><div style="margin:8px 0px 0px;padding:0px"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif"><br></span></div></div></div></div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 1:20 PM Paul Neumiller <<a href="mailto:pneumiller@hotmail.com">pneumiller@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="gmail-msg-1942716802106611057">
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RC 59.18.320-350 and a quick review of Chapter 7.04A. So how is this usually done? Do I file for UD first and then move the court to send us off to arbitration, then bring the decision back and move the court to enforce the arbitrator’s decision by ordering
the Writ of Restitution? OR, do I force the T into arbitration first and THEN take the arbitrator’s decision to the Court to enforce? I feel uncomfortable with going to arbitration first because it appears to bypass T protections such as a court-appointed
attorney, etc. Many thanks. (I’m sure that we’d all rather be anywhere else than in the office on this beautiful Friday afternoon.)
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