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COUNCIL HOUSE, INC. v. HAWK

No. 57205-9-I.

147 P.3d 1305 (2006)

COUNCIL HOUSE, INC., Respondent, v. Jeanne (Lauren) HAWK, Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

December 11, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William John Crittenden, Attorney at Law, Seattle, Counsel for Appellants.

Alex J. Rose, Attorney at Law, Bellevue, Beth Prieve Gordie, James Albert Oliver, Short Cress & Burgess PLLC, Seattle, Counsel for Respondents.

ELLINGTON, J.

¶ 1 The unlawful detainer statute allows the court to award attorney fees to the prevailing party. Here, the tenant prevailed but the court denied fees. Because the arguments for denying fees were legally untenable, we reverse and remand.

BACKGROUND

¶ 2 Jeanne Hawk has lived at Council House, a living facility for seniors, since 2003. In June 2005, Council House filed a complaint for unlawful detainer, alleging that...

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