RCW 59.04.050
Tenancy by sufferance—Termination.
Whenever any person obtains possession of premises without the consent of the owner or other person having the right to give said possession, he or she shall be deemed a tenant by sufferance merely, and shall be liable to pay reasonable rent for the actual time he or she occupied the premises, and shall forthwith on demand surrender his or her said possession to the owner or person who had the right of possession before said entry, and all his or her right to possession of said premises shall terminate immediately upon said demand.
[ 2010 c 8 § 19002; Code 1881 § 2057; 1867 p 101 § 5; RRS § 10621.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant
59.04.010 - Tenancies from year to year abolished except under written contract.
59.04.020 - Tenancy from month to month—Termination.
59.04.030 - Tenancy for specified time—Termination.
59.04.040 - Ten-day notice to pay rent or quit premises.
59.04.050 - Tenancy by sufferance—Termination.
59.04.900 - Chapter inapplicable to rental agreements under landlord-tenant act.