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Wash. Rev. Code § 7.48.180 (2026)

Abatement does not preclude action for damages

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The abatement of a nuisance does not prejudice the right of any person to recover damages for its past existence.
[Code 1881 s 1240; 1875 p 79 s 6; RRS s 9918.]
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: Vance v. Xxxl Dev., LLC, 206 P.3d 679 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009).
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Vance v. Xxxl Dev., LLC, 206 P.3d 679 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “) And RCW 7.48.180 provides, "The abatement of a nuisance does not prejudice the right of any person to recover damages for its past existence.”
Vance v. XXXL Dev., LLC, 150 Wash. App. 39 (Wash. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “) And RCW 7.48.180 provides, “The abatement of a nuisance does not prejudice the right of any person to recover damages for its past existence.”
Tiegs v. Boise Cascade Corp., 922 P.2d 115 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996). “RCW 7.48.180, .200. In the case of a public nuisance, a private person may maintain a civil action only if the nuisance is "specially injurious to [him].”
Skamania Cnty., Res/cross-app V. Mitchell Dean Patton & Staci Lee Patton, App/cross-res, No. 55075-0 (Wash. Ct. App. Feb. 8, 2022). · cites it 5× “020. “Such motion shall be allowed . . . unless it appear[s] .”
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