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If you know of other legislative action related to housing in WA or on the federal level, please email Xochitl Maykovich at xmaykovich@gmail.com None of these measures require rent to be forgiven.
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FederalFederal Housing Administration
3/18/2020 - 5/17/2020
Foreclosure and eviction moratorium for 60 days for single-family homes with FHA Insurance. This also extends the deadlines for legal action by 60 days.
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StatewideGovernor Inslee Proclamation 20-05 & 20-193/18/2020 - 6/4/2020No evictions in residential or mobile homes, as well as protections for people in transitional housing like hotels. No late fees. Ban on rent increases. Landlords can't take negative action against a tenant (like send to collections) unless they first offer a payment plan. (it is unclear how the payment plan provision will be viewed by the Courts after Jun 4).
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WA CourtsWA State Supreme Court Order
3/18/2020 - 4/24/2020
All eviction proceedings in court will be rescheduled for after May 4, 2020
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SeattleCity of Seattle Civil Order
3/16/2020 - 5/15/2020
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KenmoreCity of Kenmore Order
3/16/2020 - 4/24/2020
Landlords can't initiative any eviction action, "except for evictions relating to the protection of life and safety". Bans late fees
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Burien*it is in the minutes for 3/16/2020, but hasn't been posted yet*
3/16/2020 - 4/15/2020
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WoodinvilleWoodinville Ordinance 6983/17/2020 - 5/1/2020No evictions for nonpayment and bans late fees.
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AuburnCity of Auburn Emergency Proclamation 2020-03
3/18/2020 - 4/17/2020
Supports Gov. Inslee's eviction moratorium. Also bans late fees.
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EverettCity of Everett Emergency Civil Order3/4/2020- 4/3/2020Bans nonpayment evictions. Also bans late fees
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Spokane County Superior CourtSpokane County Superior Court Emergency Order #2
3/18/2020 - 4/27/2020
All previously ordered unlawful detainers are stayed until April 27, 2020
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King County Sheriff's OfficeKCSO Letter to King County Superior Court3/17/2020 - ?King County Sheriffs won't carry out any evictions until "after the threat of COVID-19 dissipates"
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IssaquahIssaquah Emergency Proclamation
3/19/2020 - 4/18/2020
Supports Gov. Inslee's eviction moratorium. Also bans late fees.
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City of SpokaneCity of Spokane Order (pg 9)3/23/2020 - 4/30/2020Moratorium on all residential and commercial evictions (except for imminent threat to health or safety). Bans late fees on residential tenants during this moratorium. Also places a moratorium on foreclosures (but allows for late fees on mortgages)
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Federal Waybans late fees - has to be approved by city council on April 7th
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U.S. Government
https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr748/BILLS-116hr748eas.pdf
3/27/2020 - For 120 days, prohibits new filings for nonpayment of rent in VAWA-covered units or any unit within a building backed by a federally insured mortgage or other federal subsidy. You can see if your building has a federal subsidy here: https://preservationdatabase.org/
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Redmond
https://www.redmond.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13118/Proclamation-Imposing-a-Moratorium-on-Late-Fees-for-Delinquent-Rent-and-Additional-Actions
4/7/2020No late fees for residential, mobile home and commercial tenants through May 7th. No utility terminations or late fees untill further notice.
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