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

[Rob Rowley]

I do Whitman and Lincoln county evictions/UDTs from Spokane with the
landlords knowing they will be paying for my extra travel time as needed.
Getting ready to file a Whitman UDT next week.



Agree as to “legal desert” problem.



Robert R. Rowley

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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*
[image: advocates]
P. O. Box 619
Wilbur, WA 99185
509 647 5578



*From:* Kary Krismer

*Sent:* Wednesday, January 25, 2023 4:43 AM

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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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