Housing Authority Of The City Of Seattle, Washington, Respondent V. Shaunta Powell, Appellant

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IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DIVISION ONE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY ) OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, a public ) body corporate and politic, ) ) Respondent, ) ) v. ) ) SHAUNTA POWELL, ) ) Appellant. ) ________________________________) No. 65741-1-I UNPUBLISHED OPINION FILED: December 20, 2010 Per Curiam Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) filed this unlawful detainer action against Shaunta Powell. The trial court entered judgment in favor of SHA and issued a writ of restitution. On appeal, SHA concedes that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because the summons failed to apprise Powell of all of the statutorily acceptable methods of response under RCW 59.18.365. See Truly v. Heuft, 138 Wn. App. 913, 923, 158 P.3d 1276 (2007). No. 65741-1-I/2 We accept SHA s concession, reverse the trial court s judgment, and remand for dismissal of the action.1 See Truly, 138 Wn. App. at 923. Reversed and remanded. FOR THE COURT: 1 Because SHA now concedes that the trial court lacked subject matter jurisdiction, we need not address SHA s earlier motion to remand the case to the trial court for consideration of additional issues and evidence. 2

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