<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Kaitlyn - it’s late, and wiser minds may disagree: I’ve seen but never used the following statues. I would not recommend using them in your fact pattern. I’ve prosecuted similar ejectments - successfully - without using that statute. My tack was that, we could purse damages after the ejectment was successful if need be, but it’s highly difficult to get blood out of a turnip. That usually wakes up clients to reality. <div><br></div><div>-tom <br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Jan 5, 2023, at 8:39 PM, Kaitlyn Jackson <kaitlyn@dimensionlaw.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hey all - <div><br></div><div>I'm going to be doing an action for ejectment because one of the beneficiaries of the estate won't leave the real property despite demand from the PR so that the PR can sell the Property (we are all seeing this issue more and more, aren't we?!). The occupant is committing all sorts of code violations and the property has been subjected to (and is still being subjected to) fines for the activity on the Property (is there such a thing as exterior hoarding)? The property is a complete mess and the occupant won't grant access. So I'm doing a formal demand for possession and will eject - but I'm also looking at waste claims. </div><div><br></div><div>Anyways, I ran across RCW 64.12.020 and was curious if anyone has successfully used it in these types of situations? </div><div><br></div><div><h3 style="margin:3.75pt 0in 7.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">RCW <a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=64.12.020" style="box-sizing:border-box;color:blue"><span style="color:rgb(43,103,77);text-decoration-line:none">64.12.020</span></a></span></h3>
<h3 style="margin:3.75pt 0in 7.5pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;box-sizing:border-box;font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">Waste by guardian or tenant, action for.</span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:0.5in;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;margin:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black">If a guardian, tenant in
severalty or in common, for life or for years, or by sufferance, or at will, or
a subtenant, of real property commit waste thereon, any person injured thereby
may maintain an action at law for damages therefor against such guardian or
tenant or subtenant; in which action, if the plaintiff prevails, there shall be
judgment for treble damages, or for fifty dollars, whichever is greater, and
the court, in addition may decree forfeiture of the estate of the party
committing or permitting the waste, and of eviction from the property. The
judgment, in any event, shall include as part of the costs of the prevailing
party, a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the court. But judgment of
forfeiture and eviction shall only be given in favor of the person entitled to
the reversion against the tenant in possession, when the injury to the estate
in reversion is determined in the action to be equal to the value of the
tenant's estate or unexpired term, or to have been done or suffered in malice.</span></p><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="color:rgb(68,84,106);font-family:Garamond,serif;font-size:12pt">Thank you,</span><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style:normal;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Garamond,serif;color:rgb(68,84,106)"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-style:normal;margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#44546a">Kaitlyn R. Jackson,
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