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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Dear Jon:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="color:#1F497D">You will know the facts better than I, but this girlfriend could also be a partner in a Committed Intimate Relationship (CIR) which may cloud ownership of the assets in question. This
is not a question you asked, but it may be something for your PR to consider. Then, of course, there is the Deadman’s Statute and its effect on proving a CIR.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Kerry A. Richards, Attorney<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<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""> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nicholas Pleasants<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, July 01, 2020 12:19 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv; WSBA Real Property Listserv<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] [WSBAPT] Probate eviction<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hi Jon,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I recently had the same situation come up. Be careful in the language you use, because the holdover girlfriend is actually a “tenant at will” or “tenant at sufferance” even though they do not pay rent, and could be entitled to the protections
of Chapters 59.12 RCW and 59.18 RCW. I would expect the 60-day notice needs to be served in the same manner as any other termination notice under RCW 59.12.040.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I have attached a handout from a recent KCBA CLE on the matter of what landlords should do when a tenant dies. See the section on Evicting Unwanted Guests.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evictions are a highly technical area, and in my experience, it is better to refer out the eviction part of the probate to an attorney that regularly does evictions. Most experienced eviction firms can do the whole process for under $1,000
in legal fees, and I don’t want to make my clients pay me to relearn the eviction statutes every few years.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Since it is a 60 day notice, there may be a huge advantage to posting the notice today, if possible. Good luck!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nick<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#2B6AA4">Nicholas Pleasants</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Pleasants Law Firm, P.S.<br>
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Bellevue, WA 98005-1755<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">From: </span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><wsbapt-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com> on behalf of Jon Fritzler <FritzlerLaw@outlook.com><br>
<b>Reply-To: </b>WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Date: </b>Wednesday, July 1, 2020 at 11:43 AM<br>
<b>To: </b>WSBA Probate & Trust Listserv <wsbapt@lists.wsbarppt.com>, WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject: </b>[WSBAPT] Probate eviction<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Decedent’s girlfriend is living in decedent’s residence, a mobile home that decedent owned along with the lot that it sits on. She was not paying rent so is not a tenant. I
represent the personal representative who wants to sell the mobile home. Inslee’s Proclamation 20-19.2 allows owners to enforce a notice to vacate if the owner plans to sell the property, after providing at least 60 days notice.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Questions: Does anyone have an example of a notice to vacate to a non-tenant resident?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Does the notice have to be personally served on the resident in addition to being mailed?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> What is the next step if the resident doesn’t vacate?
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Thank you.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sincerely,<br>
Jon M. Fritzler<br>
Attorney at Law<br>
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Vancouver, WA 98666<br>
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