# Washington · The court finds that the plaintiff's case was sufficiently without basis in fact or law — Eviction record sealing and expungement by US state

For Washington · The court finds that the plaintiff's case was sufficiently without basis in fact or law, state is Washington; automatic or by motion is by motion; what triggers relief is The court finds that the plaintiff's case was sufficiently without basis in fact or law; what the relief does is a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report; statute is RCW 59.18.367, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Washington _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Automatic or by motion:** by motion _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **What triggers relief:** The court finds that the plaintiff's case was sufficiently without basis in fact or law _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **What the relief does:** a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** RCW 59.18.367 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> (1) A court may order an unlawful detainer action to be of limited dissemination for one or more persons if: (a) The court finds that the plaintiff's case was sufficiently without basis in fact or law;

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Automatic or by motion

> (1) A court may order an unlawful detainer action to be of limited dissemination for one or more persons if:

### What the relief does

> (3) When an order for limited dissemination of an unlawful detainer action has been entered with respect to a person, a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited, or (b) use the unlawful detainer action as a factor in determining any score or recommendation to be included in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited.

### Statute

> RCW 59.18.367 Unlawful detainer action—Limited dissemination authorized, when.

## Source

- https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=59.18.367

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
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