Legal Opinion
Lian v. Stalick
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 11, 2003No. 20906-7-IIIPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Kurtz, J. —
Susan Lian, now Susan White, sued her landlord (collectively Mr. Stalick) for injuries after she fell on the decrepit steps leading to her apartment. The trial court awarded Ms. White damages for breach of habitability under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 1973 (RLTA), chapter 59.18 RCW. Mr. Stalick appealed. In Lian v. Stalick, 106 Wn. App. 811, 818, 25 P.3d 467 (2001) (Lian I), this court determined that the RLTA could not support an award of personal injury damages, but that the Restatement (Second) of Property: Landlord and Tenant § 17.6 (1977) provided a remedy a tenant…
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