Maintaining a fixed-term tenancy is not as easy as it once was. With the passage of HB 1236, by default, every tenancy in Washington is now subject...
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Seattle has enacted a 180 day notice and new relocation assistance requirements.
Read PostWay back in 1981, the City of Seattle started the trend of only allowing housing providers to end month-to-month tenancies by citing one or more...
Read PostBased on data from the May 26-June 7, 2021 Census Household Pulse Survey, 119,000 Washington State tenants have fallen behind on rent owing $3,500...
Read PostToday the US Supreme Court issued their ruling in the only property takings case of this term, confirming the right to exclude is a fundamental...
Read PostAre you a property owner currently dealing with non-payment of rent? According to our last Membership Quick Poll, 21% of those who responded have...
Read PostProposed Laws in Auburn Add to Housing Woes Amidst COVID-19 Uncertainty A sweeping package of restrictive new housing laws is sailing through the...
Read PostNew Seattle Laws on Roommates Last fall, the Seattle City Council passed several new bills relating to rental housing, including CB 119606 which...
Read PostThe 2020 state legislative session ended in March, and with it came substantial changes to several components of landlord-tenant law. Below is a...
Read PostGovernor Inslee announced on 6/2/2020 an extension of the evictions ban in place across the state through August 1, 2020. The order extends prior...
Read PostSeattle City Council recently passed legislation enacting a 6-month ban on evictions after the Governor’s COVID emergency order, currently set...
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