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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d">I'll defer to Seattle counsel on the requirements in King County. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d">Currently, statewide there is no requirement both under state or federal law that residential landlords accept a section 8 housing voucher. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d">Occasionally, this issue arises in the Legislature as the tenant lobby wants to force landlords to accept section 8 housing. The tenant lobby would like RCW 59.18 amended such that a residential landlord cannot discriminate on the basis of the source of the tenant’s income. Thus, whether the tenant is making great money working for Boeing or has a section 8 voucher – the landlord cannot discriminate.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><img width="86" height="130" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D01866.44223E10" align="left" hspace="12"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d">Robert R. Rowley</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"> | Attorney at Law</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d">505 W. Riverside Ave, Suite 500</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d">Spokane, WA 99201</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d">Telephone: (509) 252-5074</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d">Mobile: (509) 994-1143</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d">Facsimile: (509) 928-3084</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d">Email: </span><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="mailto:rob@rowleylegal.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">rob@rowleylegal.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d">Web Site: </span><span style="color:#1f497d"><a href="http://www.rowleylegal.com/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"">www.rowleylegal.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Marcus Fry<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 15, 2014 12:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> '<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] New Law requiring Landlord to accept HUD?</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_GoBack"></a><span style="color:#1f497d">Julie:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">To my knowledge, I believe it was the City of Bellevue or maybe even Seattle that was trying to adopt this. I am not sure if it even passed. But to my knowledge, nothing has passed in our State legislature.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1f497d">Marcus J. Fry</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1f497d">Lyon, Weigand & Gustafson, P.S.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"> <br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1f497d">Adoption Attorney*</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1f497d">P.O. Box 1689</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"> <br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1f497d">Yakima, Washington 98907</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"> <br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1f497d">Telephone: (509) 248-7220</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"> <br></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1f497d">Facsimile: (509) 575-1883</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"><span style="text-decoration:none"> </span></span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">NOTICES:</span></u></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d"> *Adoption Attorney reflects election as a Fellow of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, an invitation based organization of 300+ attorneys nationwide, under its criteria of experience, ethics and peer recommendation. Washington's Supreme Court has not yet developed or recognized a credentialing process for specialties, and certification/fellowship is not required to practice law in this state.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Confidentiality: </span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">This e-mail transmission may contain information which is protected by attorney-client, work product and/or other privileges. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, or taking of any action in reliance on the contents, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please contact us immediately and return the e-mail to us by choosing Reply (or the corresponding function on your e-mail system) and then deleting the e-mail.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1f497d"></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #b5c4df 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> [<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Julie Vance<br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, December 15, 2014 12:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] New Law requiring Landlord to accept HUD?</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I have a landlord who a person looking to rent a residence that claims if the landlord does not accept HUD vouchers that she can sue him for discrimination. I have never heard of this and the person claims that it is a new law. Is anyone aware of any reason that a landlord has to accept HUD vouchers if his property is not part of the HUD approved housing or program?</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Sincerely</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Julie A. Vance</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">Attorney At Law</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">PO Box 1224</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">514 S. 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