Omak Realty Investment Co. v. Dewey

Citations

• 129 Wash. 385
• 225 P. 236
• 1924 Wash. LEXIS 764

Syllabus

<p>Landlord and Tenant (6, 10) — Agreement for Lease — Acknowledgment. An unacknowledged lease or contract for a lease of real property for a term exceeding one year is within the statute of frauds, Rem. Comp. Stat., § 10618, and void.</p> <p>Frauds, Statute of (49) — Part Performance — Unacknowledged Lease — Validity. An unacknowledged contract for a lease of four rooms in a building to be constructed by the landlord is not taken out of the operation of the statute of frauds by part performance, by the construction of the building and the making of changes in the plans a,nd specifications at the instance and request of the tenant, where the extent of such changes is not shown and the tenant never took possession or paid any rent.</p>