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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, August 26, 2022 1:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Christopher Cutting <<a href="mailto:christopher@cuttinglaw.com" target="_blank">christopher@cuttinglaw.com</a>><br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] [REALPROP] UD and Arbitration<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">For the good of the cause, I found this case:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">"Under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 1973, chapter 59.18 RCW, landlords and tenants may agree to arbitration governed by chapter 7.04A RCW. RCW 59.18.320.
<u>But in certain actions, including unlawful detainer actions filed by landlords, arbitration is not allowed. RCW 59.18.320(1 )(b)(ii)."</u> Barr v. Young (187 Wash.App. 105, 347 P.3d 947 (Wash. App. 2015)<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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and address it if the tenant raises arbitration as a defense. You must still give the pre-eviction notices and waiting periods. Additionally, from what I remember about compelling AAA arbitration, it is acceptable to file a case before giving a demand for
arbitration and then move the court to compel arbitration post-filing and post-service so that you have a live case number to use to enforce any arbitration award if it does go that way.<u></u><u></u></p>
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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
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