[WSBARP] Landlord Question

[Rowley, Rob]

As I tell my landlord clients we lawyers don't like guaranteeing anything
but there is one thing I will guarantee is that the Governor will extend
the moratorium sometime into 2021.

Also, I suspect that Pres. Biden (once in office) will also extend the
CDC moratorium which is scheduled to lapse on December 31 which is only for
nonpayment of rent.

You also have to look at your local county to see if they are part of the
Eviction Resolution Program.  Spokane County where I am based out of is a
part of the ERP and eventually once the moratorium is lifted we have to
participate in the program.
http://www.courts.wa.gov/newsinfo/index.cfm?fa=newsinfo.EvictionResolutionProgram

Also, the upcoming legislative session has a number of bills which will be
filed which will essentially make it near impossible to evict a for rent
(or anything) anytime soon (month to month goes away for a while). Who
knows what actually will pass as law is a different question.  Two things
that you never want to see being made is sausage and law.

Summary:
https://files.constantcontact.com/4d179692501/55a538ca-e731-49eb-a80d-9a7300174631.pdf

If I'm a betting man I would say the Legislature will pass some very tenant
friendly provisions tied to the governor lifting the moratorium.  In other
words, let the Legislature take the flak from those unpaid landlords.

Interesting times we live in.

Rob Rowley
Spokane









On Mon, Dec 14, 2020 at 9:32 PM Sangeeta Saigal <attorney at sangeetasaigal.com>
wrote:

> Hello Landlord Gurus,
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> I understand that there is a moratorium against evictions until December 31
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> According to how I understand the proclamation this moratorium applies to
> tenants who have lost their jobs or source of income related to Covid.
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> If a residential tenant has not lost their source of income ie. On govt
> assistance and they are not paying the rent does the moratorium against no
> eviction rule apply to them.
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> How best to approach such tenant who seems to be taking advantage of the
> moratorium.
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> Any advice would be really appreciated.
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> Sangeeta
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