# Property damage · Washington — Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim

For Property damage · Washington, limitation period is three years; section is 4.16.080; how the statute describes it is An action for taking, detaining, or injuring personal property, verified against its source on 2026-08-25.

- **Type of claim:** Property damage _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **State:** Washington _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Limitation period:** three years _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **How the statute describes it:** An action for taking, detaining, or injuring personal property _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Section:** 4.16.080 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> RCW 4.16.080 Actions limited to three years. The following actions shall be commenced within three years: (1) An action for waste or trespass upon real property; (2) An action for taking, detaining, or injuring personal property, including an action for the specific recovery thereof, or for any other injury to the person or rights of another not hereinafter enumerated;

## Source

- https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=4.16.080

Last verified: 2026-08-25. Review by: 2027-08-25.
Part of [Civil statute of limitations by state and type of claim](https://referencesource.org/state-civil-statute-of-limitations/).