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HOUSING AUTHORITY OF CITY OF SEATTLE v. BIN

No. 65003-3-I.

260 P.3d 900 (2011)

163 Wn. App. 367

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF the CITY OF SEATTLE, Washington, a public body corporate and politic, Appellant, v. Khadija BIN, Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

September 6, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

L.J. Brosell , Seattle Housing Authority, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Eric Dunn , N.W. Justice Project, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.

BECKER, J.

¶ 1 An unlawful detainer action is within the subject matter jurisdiction granted to the superior court by the state constitution. When a superior court dismisses an unlawful detainer action, the reason must always be something other than lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Dismissal of an unlawful detainer action does not deprive the court of the power to make an award of attorney fees. Here, the lease authorized an award of fees to the prevailing...

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