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59.18.040  <<  59.18.050 >>   59.18.055

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RCW 59.18.050

Jurisdiction of district and superior courts.

The district or superior courts of this state may exercise jurisdiction over any landlord or tenant with respect to any conduct in this state governed by this chapter or with respect to any claim arising from a transaction subject to this chapter within the respective jurisdictions of the district or superior courts as provided in Article IV, section 6 of the Constitution of the state of Washington.