[WSBARP] [WSBARP Digest] evictions, UD and available housing

[Josh Grant]

Another problem for the small ma and pa landlord not discussed is a close relative of the “legal desert” problem.  Most general practioners in rural areas simply won’t take on helping a landlord for either ULD or ejectment cases for the reasons expressed below. I doubt that anyone in Lincoln County will assist a landlord now.  That previously was not the case.

Joshua F. Grant

P. O. Box 619
Wilbur, WA 99185
509 647 5578

From: Kary Krismer 
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 4:43 AM
To: wsbarp at lists.wsbarppt.com 
Subject: Re: [WSBARP] [WSBARP Digest] evictions, UD and available housing



  On 1/23/23 17:46, Andrew Hay wrote:

    Landlords are invariably more wealthy than tenants. 
One of the things I learned from practicing bankruptcy is the party that is owed money is not necessarily more financially secure than the party that owes the money.  That was one of the problems I had with the Covid renter relief that was put into effect.  To be entitled to the relief the tenant did not have to make any showing that they were in any way impacted by Covid.  And the landlord was offered no opportunity to show they were suffering severe harm.  This was very unlike bankruptcy court where the court will consider the harm imposed on the creditor from continuation of the stay.  During Covid it's entirely possible a tenant not paying rent was employed by Amazon for $150,000 a year, working at home, and in no way financially adversely affected by Covid.  But their landlord would have been prohibited from any form of court relief.


But as to this point, landlords do end up in Chapter 7 bankruptcy.  One of my clients early on moved here from out of state after the real estate market in his area collapsed.  He owned four or five rental houses, as I recall, and lost them all and filed Chapter 7.  And I've seen others moving for relief from stay where they were retired and needing the rental money for their living expenses.  The court would take that into account in rendering a decision.


Kary L. Krismer
206 723-2148

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