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<p class="MsoNormal">I have a motion response due in one hour and am alarmed at the following provision of RCW 59.18.290:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">(4) If a tenant has filed a motion to stay a writ of restitution from execution, the court may only award attorneys' fees to the landlord if
the tenant is permitted to be reinstated pursuant to RCW </span><a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.410"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2B674D;background:white;text-decoration:none">59.18.410</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">(3).
Any attorneys' fees awarded shall be subject to repayment pursuant to RCW </span><a href="http://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=59.18.410"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#2B674D;background:white;text-decoration:none">59.18.410</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">(3).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">What does this mean!?! Northwest Justice has filed two motions at the last minute at the last two show cause hearings and then gotten a continuance. One of those was a Motion for Stay which is entirely baseless.
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<p class="MsoNormal">This seems to be saying that I can’t get attorney fees after they have filed for the stay, unless they get the stay?!? This seems like a license to get out of attorney fees by filing frivolous motions for a stay.<o:p></o:p></p>
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