RCW 4.16.040

Actions limited to six years.

Applied in 197 court decisions — leading case 119 Wash. 2d 34 - Robinson v. City of Seattle (1992)

Most recently applied in Michelle E. Loun v. U.S. Bank Nat'l Ass'n (March 2023)

2012 c 185 s 3; 2007 c 124 s 1; 1989 c 38 s 1; 1980 c 105 s 2; 1927 c 137 s 1; Code 1881 s 27; 1854 p 363 s 3; RRS s 157.

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The following actions shall be commenced within six years:

(1) An action upon a contract in writing, or liability express or implied arising out of a written agreement, except as provided for in RCW 64.04.007(2).

(2) An action upon an account receivable. For purposes of this section, an account receivable is any obligation for payment incurred in the ordinary course of the claimant's business or profession, whether arising from one or more transactions and whether or not earned by performance.

(3) An action for the rents and profits or for the use and occupation of real estate.

Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.