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<DIV><FONT size=4>Another problem for the small ma and pa landlord not discussed
is a close relative of the “legal desert” problem. Most general
practioners in rural areas simply won’t take on helping a landlord for either
ULD or ejectment cases for the reasons expressed below. I doubt that anyone in
Lincoln County will assist a landlord now. That previously was not the
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<DIV><STRONG><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 18pt; COLOR: #004080">Joshua F.
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Krismer@comcast.net>Kary
Krismer</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, January 25, 2023 4:43 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com>wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com</A>
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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [WSBARP] [WSBARP Digest] evictions, UD and available
housing</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=moz-cite-prefix>On 1/23/23 17:46, Andrew Hay wrote:<BR></DIV>
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<DIV class=WordSection1>Landlords are invariably more wealthy than
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<P>One of the things I learned from practicing bankruptcy is the party that is
owed money is not necessarily more financially secure than the party that owes
the money. That was one of the problems I had with the Covid renter relief
that was put into effect. To be entitled to the relief the tenant did not
have to make any showing that they were in any way impacted by Covid. And
the landlord was offered no opportunity to show they were suffering severe
harm. This was very unlike bankruptcy court where the court will consider
the harm imposed on the creditor from continuation of the stay. During
Covid it's entirely possible a tenant not paying rent was employed by Amazon for
$150,000 a year, working at home, and in no way financially adversely affected
by Covid. But their landlord would have been prohibited from any form of
court relief.<BR></P>
<P>But as to this point, landlords do end up in Chapter 7 bankruptcy. One
of my clients early on moved here from out of state after the real estate market
in his area collapsed. He owned four or five rental houses, as I recall,
and lost them all and filed Chapter 7. And I've seen others moving for
relief from stay where they were retired and needing the rental money for their
living expenses. The court would take that into account in rendering a
decision.<BR></P><PRE class=moz-signature cols="72">Kary L. Krismer
206 723-2148</PRE>
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