Travis Scott Eller will chair and present at a seminar entitled “Residential Eviction” on April 2, 2026. The Seminar Group, an accredited sponsor with the Washington State Bar, sponsors the seminar. The seminar is pending approval for continuing legal education credit with the Washington State Bar and for real estate clock hours with the Department of Licensing. Mr. Eller’s topic is “Cutting Edge Issues in Landlord-Tenant Law.”
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A new law enacted by the City of Tacoma exempts public housing and low-income rental housing providers from the winter eviciton ban and school year eviciton ban. The law also exempts owners of four or fewer units from the cold weather eviction ban (but not from the school year eviction ban). The fewer than five units exemption matches Seattle’s winter eviction ban exemption. All owners may petition a court for relief from various provisions upon demonstrating undue hardship. Some of the changes of broader application are summarized below. This short summary is not a substitute for legal advice. If you […]
Attorney Travis Scott Eller will present at a King County Law Library Landlord-Tenant Q&A session June 18, 2025. Registration is free but limited. For more details or to register go the King County Law Library website.
Landlords must serve predicate eviction notices (notice to pay rent or vacate, notice to comply or vacate, notice of intent to sell, etc.) in strict compliance with statutory time and manner requirements. Even if the tenant receives the notice, failure to serve strictly in a legally correct manner will result in the court’s dismissal of the eviction case. Service of the notice requires someone to go to the property and knock or ring. In some scenarios, mailing is required in addition to service at or on the door. The manner of mailing changes under the new law. Under previous law, […]
Attorney Travis Eller chaired a legal education seminar on March 27, 2025, for the Seminar Group. In addition to acting as chair for the seminar, Travis Eller presented on Federal and State Updates. Attendance was roughly double compared to recent years, and feedback on both the seminar and Mr. Eller’s presentation was generally very positive. The seminar is approved for legal education credits in both Washington and California, and for real estate clock hours in Washington. The Residenital Evictions seminar is available for download on the Seminar Group website.
Attorney Travis Scott Eller presented a lecture at the National Business Institute’s “Washington Landlord-Tenant Law 2024” seminar on October 22, 2024. Mr. Eller’s topic was “Terminating Tenancy.” The seminar is now available on demand. See at https://nbi-sems.com/products/99100. Mr. Eller has presented on landlord-tenant law for other organizations for containing legal education credit and for real estate clock hour credit for decades. He has participated in online seminars hosted by the King County Law Library featuring landlord attorneys, tenant attorneys, and judicial officers. Travis Eller is slated to chair a continuing legal education seminar on landlord-tenant law in March.
Attorney Travis Scott Eller will speak at a King County Law Library webinar on November 1 at noon. Registration is free but limited. For details see the King County Law Library website.