Faciszewski v. Brown

[As amended by order of the Supreme Court February 8, 2017.]

Stephens, J.

¶1 This case concerns provisions of Seattle’s “Just Cause Eviction Ordinance,” codified at Seattle Municipal Code 22.206.160(C). We must determine whether the court in an unlawful detainer action can consider evidence challenging just cause once the landlord files the certification allowed under Seattle Municipal Code 22.206.160(C)(4).

¶2 The court commissioner presiding over the show cause hearing in this case set the matter for trial after determining that there were issues of fact as to the landlords’ stated reason for…