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</v:background></xml><![endif]--><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'>Listmates - The Governor’s Proclamation dated 4/16/2020 provides a restriction against a commercial landlord raising the rent, but contrary to residential leases the order does not appear to restrict taking action in the event of a tenant’s failure or refusal to pay rent, such as serving a notice to pay rent or cure a default or vacate, nor does it appear to prohibit serving a summons and complaint for unlawful detainer. Of course, there is the practical issue you cannot currently obtain an eviction order from the courts. Does anyone have a contrary opinion regarding this procedure? Thanks for any comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Robert E. West, Jr. <br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>WEST LAW OFFICES, P.S.<br>Attorneys at Law<br>332 1st Street NE <br>Auburn WA 98002 <br>Telephone: 253-351-9000 <br>Facsimile: 253-833-5322<br>E-mail: <i><a href="mailto:rwest@westlawoffices.com"><span style='color:blue'>rwest@westlawoffices.com</span></a></i></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Website: <i><a href="http://www.westlawoffices.com/"><span style='color:blue'>www.WestLawOffices.com</span></a></i> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:gray'>Confidentiality:</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray'> If you have received this email in error please reply to me and delete your copy immediately as this email may contain attorney-client privileged and/or confidential information which should not be reproduced or distributed in any way.</span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial Black",sans-serif;color:gray'>IRS Circular 230 Notice:</span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:gray'> To ensure compliance with requirements imposed by the IRS, we inform you that any U.S. tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any transaction or matter addressed herein.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>