<div dir="ltr">Brian I cannot answer your question, but I would certainly like to see NW Justice be more accountable to "fairness" rather than simply doing all that they can to fight landlords. I have had mom and pop landlords spend thousands of dollars that they did not easily have defending evictions that were extremely legitimate. On one, NW Justice defended a tenant who already had 2 prior evictions and simply bilked landlords until the sheriff finally got sent out. Yet NW Justice defended the eviction very aggressively and brought motions. A line should be marked somewhere. Just my rambling. <div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;letter-spacing:normal"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(110,143,148);font-family:"Open Sans";white-space:pre-wrap"><b><font size="4">DOUGLAS W. SCOTT</font></b></span><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;letter-spacing:normal"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Rainier Legal Advocates|LLC</span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">465 Rainier Blvd. N., Suite C </span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Issaquah, Washington 98027 </span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">425.392.8550 (tel)</span></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">425.392.2829 (fax)</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;letter-spacing:normal"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="georgia, serif"><b><br></b></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://www.rainieradvocates.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:georgia,serif" target="_blank">www.rainieradvocates.com</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:rgb(105,93,70);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Notice: This communication, including </span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Open Sans";background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#666666">attachments</font></span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:"Open Sans";color:rgb(105,93,70);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, may contain information that is confidential and protected by the attorney/client or other privileges. It constitutes non-public information intended to be conveyed only to the designated recipient(s). If the reader or recipient of this communication is not the intended recipient, an employee or agent of the intended recipient who is responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, or you believe that you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and promptly delete this e-mail, including attachments without reading or saving them in any manner. The unauthorized use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this e-mail, including attachments, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Receipt by anyone other than the intended recipient(s) is not a waiver of any attorney/client or other privilege</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Apr 6, 2022 at 2:32 PM Brian Andrews <<a href="mailto:brian@hawklaw.biz">brian@hawklaw.biz</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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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:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;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" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(43,103,77);background:white;text-decoration:none">59.18.410</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;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" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:rgb(43,103,77);background:white;text-decoration:none">59.18.410</span></b></a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">(3).</span><u></u><u></u></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.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please tell me I am misreading this! <u></u><u></u></p>
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