[WSBARP] Converting UD to Civil Action

[Kaitlyn Jackson]

Did anyone answer this question? I have some ideas.

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On Fri, Jan 21, 2022 at 3:31 PM Mark Anderson <marka at mbaesq.com> wrote:

> Dear Listmates:
>
> In an unlawful detainer action based on the landlord wanting to sell the
> property, we obtained a writ of restitution.  However, the commissioner
> "reserved" the award of a monetary judgment for unpaid rents because if we
> wanted to seek payment for back rent owed at the same time that we were
> seeking a writ of restitution based on an intent to sell, we had to go
> through the repayment negotiation process.  And so (at least for now) we
> chose just to take the writ, have it served, and evict the tenant.
>
> The tenant is now out of the property and the sheriff has returned the
> writ of restitution.  At this point, do I need to start a new civil case
> for the unpaid rents and damages or can I just pay an extra filing fee to
> convert this to a civil case for that purpose?  And am I correct in
> assuming that, in either case, we won't have to go through the repayment
> negotiation process?  My understanding is that that repayment negotiation
> process only applies where you are attempting to evict a tenant based on
> failure to pay rent.
>
> I've never done such a conversion before so any recommendations will
> help.  Thanks to everyone.
>
>
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