Revised Code of Washington

Wash. Rev. Code § 61.24.146 (2026)

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(1) A tenant or subtenant in possession of a residential real property at the time the property is sold in foreclosure must be given sixty days' written notice to vacate before the tenant or subtenant may be removed from the property as prescribed in chapter 59.12 RCW. Notwithstanding the notice requirement in this subsection, a tenant may be evicted for waste or nuisance in an unlawful detainer action under chapter 59.12 RCW.

(2) This section does not prohibit the new owner of a property purchased pursuant to a trustee's sale from negotiating a new purchase or rental agreement with a tenant or subtenant.

(3) This section does not apply if the borrower or grantor remains on the property as a tenant, subtenant, or occupant.

[ 2009 c 292 s 4.]

Notes:

Application of section—2009 c 292 ss 3 and 4: See note following RCW 61.24.143.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2016–2016 · leading case: Guy Way & Zenaida Way v. John Choquer (Wash. Ct. App. 2016).

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Guy Way & Zenaida Way v. John Choquer (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “If you are a tenant or subtenant in possession of the property that was purchased pursuant to RCW 61.24.146, the purchaser at the trustee’s sale may either give you a new rental agreement OR give you a written notice to vacate the property in sixty days or more before the end of…”

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