[WSBARP] Eviction Moratorium + Death of Tenant

[Kaitlyn Jackson]

I don't think that this RCW will resolve the issues with title to the
mobile home which will pop up when the owner of the property tries to sell
it.
I read somewhere that the County will end up conducting a tax sale on the
mobile home when the taxes are not paid and that this could be resolved if
the owner of the land simply buys the mobile home at the tax sale.

On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 4:40 PM Scott Russon <scott at yatesmarshall.com> wrote:

> Client has a mobile home space tenant who lived alone and passed away (no
> one else lived with the tenant).  Despite efforts by client, no one wants
> to deal with the personal property left behind (including the mobile home
> and a truck that are both in the tenant’s name), and its clear no probate
> will be opened.  Has anyone used RCW 59.18.595 for a mobile home tenant?
> There is no equivalent under the mobile home statute, and this seems to be
> a way to provide due process in the mobile home context.  Also, the statute
> requires a statement that the tenancy will terminate after a 15-day
> notice.  So would this be included under the eviction moratorium,
> prohibiting us from sending this notice?  No one would be thrown out of
> their home, and I can’t imagine the moratorium intended to include this
> situation.  Any thoughts or experience with this would be welcome!
>
>
>
> *RCW 59.18.595 <http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.595>*
>
> *Death of a tenant**—**Landlord duties**—**Disposition of property
> procedures**—**Liability.*
>
> (1) In the event of the death of a tenant who is the sole occupant of the
> dwelling unit:
>
> (a) The landlord, upon learning of the death of the tenant, shall promptly
> mail or personally deliver written notice to any known personal
> representative, known designated person, emergency contact identified by
> the tenant on the rental application, known person reasonably believed to
> be a successor of the tenant as defined in RCW *11.62.005*
> <http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=11.62.005>, and to the
> deceased tenant at the address of the dwelling unit. If the landlord knows
> of any address used for the receipt of electronic communications, the
> landlord shall email the notice to that address as well. The notice must
> include:
>
> (i) The name of the deceased tenant and address of the dwelling unit;
>
> (ii) The approximate date of the deceased tenant's death;
>
> (iii) The rental amount and date through which rent is paid;
>
> (iv) *A statement that the tenancy will terminate fifteen days* from the
> date the notice is mailed or personally delivered or the date through which
> rent is paid, whichever comes later, unless during that time period a
> tenant representative makes arrangements with the landlord to pay rent in
> advance for no more than sixty days from the date of the tenant's death to
> allow a tenant representative to arrange for orderly removal of the
> tenant's property. *At the end of the period for which the rent has been
> paid pursuant to this subsection, the tenancy ends*;
>
> (v) A statement that failure to remove the tenant's property before the
> tenancy is terminated or ends as provided in (a)(iv) of this subsection
> will allow the landlord to enter the dwelling unit and take possession of
> any property found on the premises, store it in a reasonably secure place,
> and charge the actual or reasonable costs, whichever is less, of drayage
> and storage of the property, and after service of a second notice sell or
> dispose of the property as provided in subsection (3) of this section
>
>
>
> Sincerely yours,
>
>
>
> SCOTT E. RUSSON
>
> Attorney at Law
>
>
>
> Yates Marshall, PLLC
>
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>
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