A bill (HB 1236) that establishes just-cause eviction statewide for residential tenancies has passed the legislature and is on the governor’s desk. If, as is widely expected, the governor signs the bill into law it will be another among many sweeping changes to landlord-tenant and eviction law. Under the proposed law landlords would be able to end a tenancy without cause at the end of the initial lease period with 60 days’ notice. Landlords who share their dwelling unit with the tenant could issue the traditional twenty-day notice. In other circumstances, landlords would need just cause. Failure to cure a […]
Monthly Archives: April 2021
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There are various eviction moratoria that may apply to a rental property in Washington state, including Governor Inslee’s eviction moratorium, the CDC moratorium, and the local Seattle moratorium. All three are set to expire June 30. A new law that makes sweeping changes to Washington landlord-tenant and evictions laws recently passed the legislature. If signed by the governor, the law would confirm that the Inslee moratorium ends June 30. While most local courts have held that the CDC moratorium does not apply in Washington, this issue is currently being heard by the Washington Supreme Court. The CDC moratorium is set […]