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Wash. Rev. Code § 7.28.250 (2026)

Action against tenant on failure to pay rent

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When in the case of a lease of real property and the failure of tenant to pay rent, the landlord has a subsisting right to reenter for such failure; he or she may bring an action to recover the possession of such property, and such action is equivalent to a demand of the rent and a reentry upon the property. But if at any time before the judgment in such action, the lessee or his or her successor in interest as to the whole or a part of the property, pay to the plaintiff, or bring into court the amount of rent then in arrear, with interest and cost of action, and perform the other covenants or agreements on the part of the lessee, he or she shall be entitled to continue in the possession according to the terms of the lease.
[ 2011 c 336 s 181; Code 1881 s 548; 1877 p 114 s 552; 1869 p 131 s 500; No RRS.]

Notes:

Forcible entry, detainer: Chapter 59.12 RCW.
Rent default, less than forty dollars: Chapter 59.08 RCW.
Tenancies: Chapter 59.04 RCW.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1955–2026 · leading case: Neiffer v. Flaming, 563 P.2d 1298 (Wash. Ct. App. 1977).
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Neiffer v. Flaming, 563 P.2d 1298 (Wash. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 5× “*442 Flaming then moved for summary judgment, asserting he had complied with RCW 7.28.250 1 before judgment, that he was entitled to continued possession and that the action should be dismissed.”
Grove v. Payne, 288 P.2d 242 (Wash. 1955). “RCW 7.28.250. In other words, whatever possessory interest Mr.”
Royal Coachman Homeowners Coop. v. Shannon Hunter Burns (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 10× “This check is tendered pursuant to RCW 7.28.250. CP at 360. The following day, on December 2, 2022, the superior court entered an order granting summary judgment on Royal Coachman’s ejectment cause of action.”
Honan v. Ristorante Italia, Inc., 832 P.2d 89 (Wash. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 3× “Moreover, RCW 7.28.250 provides: When in the case of a lease of real property and the failure of tenant to pay rent, the landlord has a subsisting right to reenter for such failure; he may bring an action to recover the possession of such property, and such action is equivalent…”
Rental Hous. Assoc., App/x-resps V. City Of Seattle, Resp/x-app (Wash. Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 3× “Because the winter eviction ban and the six-month eviction ban extension do not prohibit any landlord from evicting a tenant who has defaulted on rent, but merely regulates the timing of the eviction, we reject this argument.”
Riviera Northgate Apts. Llc, Res. V. Ruby Caine & All Other Occupants, Apps. (Wash. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “Under RCW 7.28.250, “in the case of a lease of real property and the failure of tenant to pay rent[,]” the landlord has the right to reenter and may bring an action to recover the possession of such property.”
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