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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Mr. Long is correct, imho. He is not talking about removing landlords from their homes. He is talking about the government taking control of dwellings away from the landlord owners. That is expropriation of dwellings, even if temporarily.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>As for mob rule, that <i>was</i> a concern of the founders (we were pretty much started by disfavored minorities that fled slaughter in other places) and that is relevant in analyzing the use of emergency powers which has stripped away all of the protections mentioned. The pandemic is the reason for invoking emergency powers. The problem under discussion is the way the powers are used, who benefits and who pays. So I have an opinion about why a politician would choose to lay the burden on landlords instead of broader society. At least these days no one gets killed over differences of opinion …. oh, wait..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>There are valid points and concerns on the right and the left. But our society seems to not care about coming to a consensus that works for more than a mere majority (I live in OR where Portland can outvote the rest of the state). But our system has worked better than most others, until emergency powers are used based on politics instead of rational analysis and problem solving. That Canadian idea someone mentioned makes sense to me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Lenard L Wittlake, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Attorney & Counselor at Law<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>22 East Poplar Street, Suite 202<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 1233<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Walla Walla, WA 99362<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(509) 529-1529 voice<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(509) 850-3515 fax<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.lwattorney.com"><span style='color:blue'>www.lwattorney.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:Lenard@wittlakelaw.com"><span style='color:blue'>Lenard@wittlakelaw.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>The information contained in this email may be privileged, confidential or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>otherwise protected from disclosure. If you received this email in error,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>please reply to the sender that you have received this information in error<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D'>and delete this email.</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></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";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Eric Nelsen<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 18, 2020 10:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Landlord Question - Next legislative session<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Life tenure for federal judges, the apportionment of the US Senate, and the electoral college, being the antimajoritarian aspects of the structure of federal government, don’t seem relevant to this Washington state discussion. The Washington State bicameral legislature is proportionally representative in both houses and operates by majority rule in both houses. Our judges are elected at every level all the way up to the Supreme Court. I don’t think any of that has changed since the state was founded in 1889.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>I suppose a judiciary can be considered to some extent “antimajoritarian” simply by its existence, in that rule of law helps prevent mob rule and re-channels efforts to change the law to the legislative process. But a judiciary is also upholding the laws enacted by the legislature, which is basically a pro-majoritarian function.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Hairsplitting about Constitutional Republic versus Representative Democracy doesn’t change the fact that self-governance, by either structure, involves consent of all to abide by the collective decision of the government. That is, by definition, rule of law.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>So if our self-governmental process--the state legislature--changes the legal landscape in a way that prioritizes life or liberty over certain property rights, that is not tyranny just because one might disagree with the decision. A lawyer who stands against that process would be, by definition, <i>opposing</i> the rule of law.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>None of which means a lawyer can’t fiercely advocate for a change in the law, or argue regulatory taking or whatever. But that’s not an “antimajoritarian” role for lawyers as a group; that’s individual advocacy within the law.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>It’s incoherent to argue that “rule of law” prevents the legislature from changing the law. If one doesn’t like the change, one is simply arguing for the status quo. Of course one has a right to do so; but it does not make that person a righteous defender of rule of law, or a principled antimajoritarian. It’s just a political position, and win or lose the legislative battle, I would expect compliance with the law.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Eric<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Eric C. Nelsen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Sayre Law Offices, PLLC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>1417 31st Ave South<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Seattle WA 98144-3909<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>206-625-0092<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>eric@sayrelawoffices.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:windowtext;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>Covid-19 Update - </span></b><span style='color:windowtext'>All attorneys are working remotely during regular business hours and are available via email and by phone. Videoconferencing also is available. Signing of estate planning documents can be completed and will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Please direct mail and deliveries to the Seattle office.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='color:windowtext'> K. Garl Long <Garl@longlaw.biz> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 17, 2020 5:50 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com>; Eric Nelsen <eric@sayrelawoffices.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Landlord Question - Next legislative session<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Our country was founded as a Constitutional Republic, not an absolute Democracy. We did this to avoid the institution of tyranny by the majority. We did this to protect the minority, to assure that each person, would have the inalienable right live life in liberty, to pursue happiness without fearing deprivation by the majority. <o:p></o:p></p><p>It is true that our constitutions have been much weakened, it may be that this will continue until the majority can trample unfettered on the rights of disfavored groups; it will most certainly occur if lawyers do not stand for the rule of law, especially against the majority.<o:p></o:p></p><p>KGL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 12/17/2020 05:34 PM, Eric Nelsen wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>It would be good for some real property lawyers to be involved in further discussions of the moratoria, and certainly anything as consequential as legislation.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>“Outvoting y’all” is also called majority rule in a democracy. That rests on the social contract, that for the greater good of all, the minority agrees to abide by the decision of the majority. There is a flood of opinionated people in this country right now who appear to have forgotten that. I would hope that lawyers as a group have not forgotten. If our legislators change the priorities between property rights and life and liberty interests, that is how self-governance works.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>“Expropriation of dwellings” bollocks. No <i>landlord</i> is being removed from their home. Landlords’ right to use the courts to enforce payment of rent is being temporarily blocked during a health emergency. The debt remains owing and there will be a huge financial and legal mess to clean up. But I think calling it “expropriation of dwellings” is hardly appropriate.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Eric</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Eric C. Nelsen</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Sayre Law Offices, PLLC</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>1417 31st Ave South</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>Seattle WA 98144-3909</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'>206-625-0092</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'><a href="mailto:eric@sayrelawoffices.com"><span style='color:#0563C1'>eric@sayrelawoffices.com</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:windowtext;background:aqua;mso-highlight:aqua'>Covid-19 Update - </span></b><span style='color:windowtext'>All attorneys are working remotely during regular business hours and are available via email and by phone. Videoconferencing also is available. Signing of estate planning documents can be completed and will be handled on a case-by-case basis. Please direct mail and deliveries to the Seattle office.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:windowtext'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='color:windowtext'> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com"><wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com></a> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Lenard Wittlake<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 17, 2020 4:36 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'WSBA Real Property Listserv' <a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com"><wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com></a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Landlord Question - Next legislative session</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>So there you have it. There are enough who “vehemently support” the “expropriation of dwellings” that they can now outvote y’all, so what do you expect from politicians?</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Since the Governor has not “surgically” addressed the overreach problems in four iterations of the moratorium, it is not likely going to happen in the fifth.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>It appears to be time for the section to organize an evaluation of the proposed legislation. I assume our appointed leaders are working on such.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Lenard L Wittlake, PLLC</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Attorney & Counselor at Law</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>22 East Poplar Street, Suite 202</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 1233</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Walla Walla, WA 99362</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(509) 529-1529 voice</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>(509) 850-3515 fax</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.lwattorney.com">www.lwattorney.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:Lenard@wittlakelaw.com">Lenard@wittlakelaw.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New ;color:#1F497D","serif"'>The information contained in this email may be privileged, confidential or</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New ;color:#1F497D","serif"'>otherwise protected from disclosure. If you received this email in error,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New ;color:#1F497D","serif"'>please reply to the sender that you have received this information in error</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New ;color:#1F497D","serif"'>and delete this email.</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></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";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> <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>Christy M<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 17, 2020 2:41 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Landlord Question - Next legislative session</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I, for one, do not meekly accept; I vehemently support. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>-------- Original message --------<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>From: "K. Garl Long" <<a href="mailto:Garl@longlaw.biz">Garl@longlaw.biz</a>> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Date: 12/17/20 2:15 PM (GMT-08:00) <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>To: WSBA Real Property Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Subject: Re: [WSBARP] Landlord Question - Next legislative session <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p>If you choose to put money that you have earned into the pocket of the owner of a dwelling, in exchange for the privilege of living there, it is called a contract.<o:p></o:p></p><p>If the government expropriates the dwelling from the owner so that you can live there without paying, it is theft. You may recall that the Intolerable Acts included such expropriation of dwellings. This is what our founders fought against, and which we now meekly accept.<o:p></o:p></p><p>KGL<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 12/17/2020 01:55 PM, Andrew Hay wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Voltaire again … As far as his notion of government taking money from one class and giving to another, as a non-landlord, I see my money going to the pockets of landlords. I fund governmental benefits with my taxes. Those benefits are paid to landlords for rent. Generally, rent paid to landlords by those on government benefits is a disproportionately high percentage of their income. Voltaire would likely conclude the landlords are the ones benefitting from this governmental transfer.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Perhaps the moratorium suspends this transfer to landlords to allow my taxes to temporarily fund pandemic relief.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Andrew Hay</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hay & Swann PLLC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>201 S. 34<sup>th</sup> St.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tacoma, WA 98418<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonlaw.net%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C3ad32d5fc4764794e46e08d8a2d935b8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637438401075055698%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=DtUXJVBQr9jrfAcs0VP8AjpgaqzovLn11GNixl6v0Ug%3D&reserved=0"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.washingtonlaw.net</span></a></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><a href="mailto:andrewhay@washingtonlaw.net"><span style='color:#0563C1'>andrewhay@washingtonlaw.net</span></a></i><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>253.272.2400 (w)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>253.377.3085 (c)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>THIS IS A CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATION AND IS INTENDED FOR THE DESIGNATED RECIPIENT ONLY. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS COMMUNICATION IN ERROR, PLEASE NOTIFY THE SENDER IMMEDIATELY AND DESTROY ALL COPIES<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></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";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> <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>K. Garl Long<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 17, 2020 1:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv; Rob Rowley<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Landlord Question - Next legislative session</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p><i>It is not inequality which is the real misfortune, it is dependence. </i>Voltaire again.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 12/17/2020 11:25 AM, Rob Rowley wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;background:white'>In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one class of citizens to give to another. Voltaire.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Roboto;color:#202124;background:white'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Chris B<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 17, 2020 10:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <<a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Landlord Question - Next legislative session<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As they say, it is “a feature, not a bug.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Chris Benis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hecker, Wakefield & Feilberg, P.S.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>321 First Avenue West, Seattle, WA 98119<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>206.447-1900 office – 206.447.9075 fax – www. <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fheckerwakefield.com%2F&data=04%7C01%7C%7C3ad32d5fc4764794e46e08d8a2d935b8%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637438401075065693%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=yX6TEYkb2qMyn9cK3xUbOGsIz48aS9fz2uX8r%2FF%2FIxE%3D&reserved=0">heckerwakefield.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This message contains information that may be CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED. 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Please contact me if you would like to discuss our preparation of an opinion that conforms to these new rules.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <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 href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Landlord Question - Next legislative session<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>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. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is very bad for tenants, long term. The loss of rental housing will affect all of us.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Rani K. Sampson</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Overcast Law Offices | Attorney</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>23 S Wenatchee Ave #320, Wenatchee WA 98801 | (509) 663-5588 x 6</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a> <<a href="mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kary Krismer<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, December 17, 2020 10:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com">wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [WSBARP] Landlord Question - Next legislative session<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><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.<o:p></o:p></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.<o:p></o:p></p><pre>Kary L. Krismer<o:p></o:p></pre><pre>206 723-2148<o:p></o:p></pre><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 12/17/2020 10:20 AM, Andrew Hay wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>I will take the pro moratorium position. Donning my suit of armor at the same time…..</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><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. 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