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<p><i>It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is
dependence. </i>Voltaire again.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 12/17/2020 11:25 AM, Rob Rowley
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general, the art of government consists of taking as much
money as possible from one class of citizens to give to
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris B<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 17, 2020 10:59 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Landlord Question - Next
legislative session</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">I just entered into an agreement to sell 4
of my 12 rental homes as a package. All will be town down and
replaced with McMansions. These are nice homes that I am proud
to own, two of which have tenants in them for more than 10
years. While all my tenants are current in their rent, I no
longer wish to be in the rental housing business in a state
that is clearly trying to kill that business. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">As they say, it is “a feature, not a bug.”</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Chris Benis</p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Rani K. Sampson<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 17, 2020 10:51 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <<a
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New
Roman",serif">The long-term consequences of forcing
landlords to absorb large financial losses are predictable:
landlords will liquidate their real estate investments
(they’ll sell). Tenants will have much less housing to
choose from. Rental houses will be incredibly hard to
find. The void might be filled by corporate landlords
building apartments or government landlords building
projects. </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
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Roman",serif">This is very bad for tenants, long term.
The loss of rental housing will affect all of us.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Kary Krismer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 17, 2020 10:37 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Landlord Question - Next
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<p>You're generalizing. The moratorium protects an entire class
regardless of their need, at the expense of another class,
regardless of their need. If it were based on economics I'd
have little problem with it, but it's not. Beyond that
though, I'm worried about the long term adverse effects on
those who actually need the protection. The moratorium may
have given them a false sense of security and lead them to
make bad decisions. Back when I practiced law I did primarily
debtor bankruptcy and the moratorium is likely causing people
to make decisions that no competent financial planner would
ever advise them to make.</p>
<p>Also, you can't even assume someone who rents cannot afford
to own. They may just not wish to own for many different
reasons.</p>
<pre>Kary L. Krismer</pre>
<pre>206 723-2148</pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 12/17/2020 10:20 AM, Andrew Hay wrote:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">I will take
the pro moratorium position. Donning my suit of armor at
the same time…..</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d">This is a
time of great economic pain due to a pandemic unequaled by
any health crisis in 100 years. The moratoriums are a
policy protecting the most vulnerable people in the
population as a whole – renters. As a group they are
either poor or old or both. They are people who can’t
afford homes due to lack of wealth.</span></p>
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