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<p class="MsoNormal">Agree.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#565A5C;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Maxwell B. Glasson</span> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif">Glasson Legal, PLLC </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;font-variant:small-caps;color:#323130;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#565A5C;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">2212 Queen Anne Ave. N, #659<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#565A5C;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Seattle, Washington, 98109</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#565A5C;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">206-627-0528</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#323130"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif">WA# 51948 NV# 13339 CA# 292356<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jon Fritzler<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, April 9, 2021 11:05 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Are attempts to collect unpaid rent owed prior to February 29, 2020 allowed?<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Proclamation 20-19.6 says in part:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">“Except<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>provided<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>this<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>paragraph,<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>landlords,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>property<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>owners,<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>and<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>property<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>managers are<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>prohibited<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>from<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>treating any<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>unpaid<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>rent<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>other<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>charges<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>related<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>to a<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>dwelling<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>or parcel<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>land occupied<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>dwelling<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>an enforceable<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>debt<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>obligation<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>that is<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>owing<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>or collectable,<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>where<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>such<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>non-payment<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>was<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>as<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>result<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>COVID-19<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>outbreak<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>and occurred<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>on<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>after February<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>29,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>2020,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>and during<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>the<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>State<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>Emergency<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>proclaimed<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>in all<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>counties<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>in<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>Washington<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>State.<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>This<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>includes<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>attempts<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>collect,<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>threats<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>collect, through<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>collection<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>agency,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>by<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>filing<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>an<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>unlawful<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>detainer<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>other<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>judicial<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt">
</span>action, withholding<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>any<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>portion<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>of<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>a<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>security<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>deposit,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>billing<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>invoicing,<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>reporting<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span>to<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>credit bureaus,<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt"> </span>or<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">
</span>by<span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span>any<span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt">
</span>other means.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">My reading of this provision is that a landlord can attempt to collect unpaid rent that was owed prior to February 29, 2020. Agree or disagree?<o:p></o:p></span></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>
717 E. 22<sup>nd</sup> St.<br>
Vancouver, WA 98663<br>
Tel. 360.818.4431<br>
Eml <a href="mailto:fritzlerlaw@outlook.com" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">fritzlerlaw@outlook.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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