[WSBARP] Repayment plan for past due rent after lease termination?
Kaitlyn Jackson
kaitlyn at dimensionlaw.com
Wed Mar 16 14:36:35 PDT 2022
The Governor's proclamations expired. The legislature enacted SB 5160 and
HB 1236 to override some of the Proclamation's protections and made them
null and void by both legislative act and the fact that those
Proclamations, by their own language, expired (and not just certain
provisions of the Proclamations - but their entirety).
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On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 2:13 PM Gwendolyn Cornwell <Gwendolyn at glgmail.com>
wrote:
> RCW 43.31.605 doesn’t seem to require that the tenant be a current tenant
> for the landlord to apply for reimbursement funds. It does require an
> unpaid judgment for rent. However, the claim would also be exempt from any
> postjudgment interest required under RCW 4.56.110. So, it might work, but
> there is also a business decision to be made. Plus, this was created to
> help tenants avoid eviction, and there is no requirement that landlords be
> paid, so they likely will just say “no.”
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> Gwendolyn Cornwell
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> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Craig Gourley
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 16, 2022 12:48 PM
> *To:* WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [WSBARP] Repayment plan for past due rent after lease
> termination?
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> I think Gwendolyn’s point was plug the hole. Make the offer, they won’t
> accept, move to litigation without the worry of this defense creating
> indecision with the judge.
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> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Michael Kelly
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 16, 2022 12:42 PM
> *To:* WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [WSBARP] Repayment plan for past due rent after lease
> termination?
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> The only argument I see requiring a repayment agreement, or an effort to
> obtain one, is that the language in the eviction moratorium forever added
> this as a condition to collect debt that arose during its effectiveness:
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> “Except as provided in this paragraph, landlords, property owners, and
> property managers are prohibited from treating any unpaid rent or other
> charges related to a dwelling or parcel of land occupied as a dwelling as
> an enforceable debt or obligation that is owing or collectable, where such
> non-payment was as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak and occurred on or
> after February 29, 2020, and during the State of Emergency proclaimed in
> all counties in Washington State. This includes attempts to collect, or
> threats to collect, through a collection agency, by filing an unlawful
> detainer or other judicial action, withholding any portion of a security
> deposit, billing or invoicing, reporting to credit bureaus, or by any other
> means. This prohibition does not apply to a landlord, property owner, or
> property manager who demonstrates by a preponderance of the evidence to a
> court that the resident was offered, and refused or failed to comply with,
> a re-payment plan that was reasonable based on the individual financial,
> health, and other circumstances of that resident; failure to provide a
> reasonable repayment plan shall be a defense to any lawsuit or other
> attempts to collect.”
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> This was a debate we had internally at my last position. As the order with
> this language is expired, is this pre-condition to treating this debt as
> enforceable also gone?
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> I don’t know the answer to this.
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> I hope the answer is “yes” and this is not some lingering condition, but
> if I were defending the suit, I would raise the issue.
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> *From: *wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <
> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> on behalf of Jennifer Tengono <
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> *Date: *Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at 12:36 PM
> *To: *'WSBA Real Property Listserv' <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [WSBARP] Repayment plan for past due rent after lease
> termination?
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> Thank you Maxwell, Paul and Gwendolyn,
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> I was thinking the same thing as Maxwell and Paul – that the repayment
> plan is a prerequisite for eviction and not necessarily for tenants after
> they have vacated the rental property.
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> Respectfully,
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> Jennifer Tengono
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> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Maxwell Glasson
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 16, 2022 9:48 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [WSBARP] Repayment plan for past due rent after lease
> termination?
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> I agree with Paul here. The repayment plan and ERP process only apply to
> Unlawful Detainer actions against tenants. The former occupant is no
> longer a tenant, and is not protected.
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> From my reading, the Landlord Mitigation Program would not apply in this
> situation as it is post-termination/move-out.
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> Regards,
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> Maxwell B. Glasson
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> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Paul Neumiller
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 16, 2022 9:27 AM
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> *Subject:* Re: [WSBARP] Repayment plan for past due rent after lease
> termination?
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> I have a different take on this matter. The repayment plan requirement is
> a prerequisite to bringing an unlawful detainer. The situation now
> involves a debtor, not a tenant. Why wouldn’t this be a standard civil
> lawsuit for damages and not subject to the requirements of RCW Chapters
> 59.12 and 59.18?
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> *From:* wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com <
> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Gwendolyn Cornwell
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 16, 2022 9:10 AM
> *To:* WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [WSBARP] Repayment plan for past due rent after lease
> termination?
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> RCW 59.18.630 requires a landlord to offer a repayment plan to a tenant.
> It does not mention prior tenants. However, if there will be a lawsuit,
> the landlord’s chances are probably better if they do offer the repayment
> plan. There is also an option to seek reimbursement from a landlord
> mitigation program pursuant to RCW 43.13.605(1)(d) if the tenant defaults
> on the repayment plan. I don’t know if this would apply to former tenants,
> but it is likely worth looking at.
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> Gwendolyn Cornwell
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> Attorney
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> wsbarp-bounces at lists.wsbarppt.com> *On Behalf Of *Jennifer Tengono
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 16, 2022 8:43 AM
> *To:* wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com
> *Subject:* [WSBARP] Repayment plan for past due rent after lease
> termination?
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> Good morning,
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> I have a landlord whose tenant’s lease ended in July 2020. The tenant was
> behind in rent by three months and there were damages after they vacated
> they still have not paid. Now I understand that for current tenants who
> missed rent payments between March 2020 and December 2021 the landlord must
> enter into a repayment plan for the past due rent. My question is do they
> still have to do this for prior tenants who were behind in rent during the
> same time?
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> Thank you for your input.
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> Respectfully,
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> Jennifer Tengono
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> Associate Attorney
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> Susan R. Wilson
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> Attorney at Law, PLLC
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> 208 S. Main St. Ste 2
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> Moscow, ID 83843
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> lawfirm at srwattorney.com
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> Office: 208-882-8060
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