# RCW 64.90.050: RCW 64.90.050: Unconscionable agreement or term of contract

> Washington · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S050

## Section

- **Citation:** RCW 64.90.050
- **Heading:** RCW 64.90.050: Unconscionable agreement or term of contract
- **Jurisdiction:** Washington
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Washington Code / Title 64 / Chapter 90 / Section 050

## Text

(1) The court, upon finding as a matter of law that a contract or contract clause was unconscionable at the time the contract was made, may refuse to enforce the contract, enforce the remainder of the contract without the unconscionable clause, or limit the application of any unconscionable clause to avoid an unconscionable result. (2) Whenever it is claimed, or appears to the court, that a contract or any contract clause is or may be unconscionable, the parties, to aid the court in making the determination, must be afforded a reasonable opportunity to present evidence as to: (a) The commercial setting of the negotiations; (b) Whether a party has knowingly taken advantage of the inability of the other party reasonably to protect his or her interests by reason of physical or mental infirmity, illiteracy, inability to understand the language of the agreement, or similar factors; (c) The effect and purpose of the contract or clause; and (d) If a sale, any gross disparity at the time of contracting between the amount charged for the property and the value of that property measured by the price at which similar property was readily obtainable in similar transactions. A disparity between the contract price and the value of the property measured by the price at which similar property was readily obtainable in similar transactions does not, of itself, render the contract unconscionable.

## Nearby sections

- [RCW 64.90.010 RCW 64.90.010: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S010.md)
- [RCW 64.90.015 RCW 64.90.015: No variation by agreement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S015.md)
- [RCW 64.90.020 RCW 64.90.020: Separate titles and taxation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S020.md)
- [RCW 64.90.025 RCW 64.90.025: Applicability of local ordinances, regulations, and building codes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S025.md)
- [RCW 64.90.030 RCW 64.90.030: Eminent domain.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S030.md)
- [RCW 64.90.035 RCW 64.90.035: Supplemental general principles of law applicable.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S035.md)
- [RCW 64.90.040 RCW 64.90.040: Construction against implicit repeal.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S040.md)
- [RCW 64.90.045 RCW 64.90.045: Application—Construction.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S045.md)
- [RCW 64.90.050 RCW 64.90.050: Unconscionable agreement or term of contract.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S050.md)
- [RCW 64.90.055 RCW 64.90.055: Obligation of good faith.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S055.md)
- [RCW 64.90.060 RCW 64.90.060: Remedies.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S060.md)
- [RCW 64.90.065 RCW 64.90.065: Adjustment of dollar amounts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S065.md)
- [RCW 64.90.070 RCW 64.90.070: Electronic signatures in global and national commerce act.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S070.md)
- [RCW 64.90.085 RCW 64.90.085: Common interest communities, amendments to.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T64_C90_S085.md)

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