Addresses the decision of the state court of appeals in Landis & Landis Constr. LLC v. Nation, 171 Wn. App. 157 (2012) and its interpretation of the state supreme court case Foisy v. Wyman, 83 Wn.2d 22 (1973).

Establishes that the remedy for defective conditions at residential rental premises under RCW 59.18.070 is paramount.