Landlords Can't Duck Injury Claim From Dweller Not On Lease

By Greg Lamm ( February 27, 2025, 7:16 PM EST) -- A Washington state appeals court said Thursday that landlords must face a claim from a pregnant woman who was injured from a fall down a flight of stairs, even though she had not signed the rental lease, in an opinion that said the lower court erred by tossing the case on the eve of trial without giving proper notice....

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