[WSBARP] Service by Posting under RCW 59.12.040

[Maxwell Glasson]

Jeff - To tag on to this, you would have the server attempt to serve by knocking, and if there is no answer or a refusal to answer the door, then have them post and mail.  The attempts do not need to be on different days.

Deric - Which counties have stayed execution on Writs?  I have had no issues with King and Pierce counties.  Do you mean only on cases where the CDC moratorium is brought as a defense to the evictions?

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Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Service by Posting under RCW 59.12.040

No, personal service must first be attempted.  RCW 59.12.040 also states:  ". . .or (2) if he or she be absent . . . or (3) if the person . . ."

Also, in my opinion, the 60 day notice is not unlike the 20 day notice under RCW 59.12.030 in the sense that it is not literally 20 days, it just must be served at least 20 days in advance of the end of the term, which with most month to month tenancies is the last day of the month.

Also, be aware that the Supreme Court has stayed execution on writs of restitution  in at least three counties to allow them to consider whether the CDC moratorium preempts the governor's order with respect to 60 day notices.  However, the CDC moratorium does not prevent you from serving notices or commencing unlawful detainer actions.

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Subject: [WSBARP] Service by Posting under RCW 59.12.040

Listmates,

Is the posting and mailing, under RCW 59.12.040, of a 60-day notice to vacate based upon the property sale, allowed without first attempting to personally serve the tenant?  That statute starts out by "Any notice provided for in this chapter shall be served either . . . ?

Jeff Davis
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