Every person is guilty of a forcible entry who either—(1) By breaking open windows, doors or other parts of a house, or by fraud, intimidation or stealth, or by any kind of violence or circumstance of terror, enters upon or into any real property; or—(2) Who, after entering peaceably upon real property, turns out by force, threats or menacing conduct the party in actual possession.
RCW 59.12.010
Forcible entry defined.
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case 16 Wash. App. 233 - Lees v. Wardall (1976)
Most recently applied in FPA Crescent Associates, LLC v. Jamie's LLC (October 2015)
1891 c 96 s 1; RRS s 810
Official source: Washington State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Washington statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.