Case Update · June 2026
Vancouver · Clark County · Clark County Superior Court
Rivercrest Law Resolves Tenant Rights Case for $725,000
Rivercrest Law PLLC is pleased to announce the resolution of Allen v. Princeton Property Management, Inc., a tenant rights case in Clark County Superior Court. The case settled in June 2026 for $725,000, days before it was set to begin a jury trial.
The case arose from the 2023 eviction of Aaron Allen and Kathleen Allen, a mother and daughter who had rented their Vancouver apartment for years. Both tenants were living with significant disabilities at the time of the eviction. In 2024, in a published decision, the Washington Court of Appeals held that the eviction was unlawful, ruling that a settlement agreement cannot require tenants to waive the protections of the Washington Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. That ruling now protects tenants across the state.
The appellate decision, however, did not compensate the Allens for what the eviction had cost them. In 2025, the Northwest Justice Project referred the case to Rivercrest Law through its Tenant Advocacy Task Force, a program that pairs NJP's legal aid clients with private attorneys who can pursue affirmative claims on their behalf. Rivercrest Law filed suit alleging violations of the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, the Washington Law Against Discrimination, the federal Fair Housing Act, and the Washington Consumer Protection Act, and litigated the case through discovery and mediation to the eve of trial.