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		<title>Filtered Screening</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[UPDATE NOTE: This bill ultimately did not pass.] A bill is being considered in Olympia that may limit landlord’s access to complete and accurate information and drive up the costs of obtaining tenant screening reports. The proposed law imposes new credit reporting obligations on tenant screening services. The new law would require them to issue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Law Changes Rules for Storage of Tenant’s Belongings Upon Eviction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Washington Landlord Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The legislature has passed and Governor Gregoire is expected to sign Monday, March 17, 2008, a new law that changes the landlord’s obligations to store a tenant’s belongings when a tenant is evicted. Prior to this new law, a Court of Appeals decision had held that the landlord was obligated to store the tenant’s personal property under the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Storing the Tenant’s Property After Abandonment</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 15:27:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Washington Landlord Attorney</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[IMPORTANT UPDATE: The law has changed since this article was published. See article on new law regarding storing tenant property.] Abandonment is an absolute relinquishment of a known right.  The landlord must be prepared to prove abandonment with clear and convincing evidence. In the event of such abandonment the landlord may immediately enter and take possession [...]]]></description>
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