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Ex. MET-PDX-019 Order Confirmed from a secondary source

Emergency Order 2020-07 (business license fees suspended; Farmers Market permitted to resume with safety measures; utility shutoffs barred) and Emergency Order 2020-08 (private residential foreclosures unlawful; eviction of small businesses under 50 employees unlawful; PPE and distancing required for landlord entries), Apr. 3, 2020

Vancouver City Manager issues additional emergency orders related to COVID-19 response

City Manager Eric Holmes · City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County) (City)

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The record

Jurisdiction
City of Vancouver, Washington (Clark County) · Portland · Oregon
Level
City
Authority
Wash. Const. art. VI, § 11 [as recited]; RCW ch. 38.52; VMC ch. 2.12; Resolution M-4061
Issued
2020-04-03 Apr. 3, 2020
Effective
2020-04-03 (immediate) (read as 2020-04-03)
End
2020-04-30 by their terms; the foreclosure and small-business eviction protections and landlord PPE rule extended through May 31, 2020 by EO 2020-11 (MET-PDX-021); landlord PPE rule extended to July 31, 2020 by EO 2020-14 (MET-PDX-023); farmers-market conditions through July 31, 2020 (EO 2020-11) (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
Apr. 3, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Business closureWorkplace rulesOther
Addressees
  • residential mortgage servicers
  • commercial landlords of small businesses (fewer than 50 employees) in Vancouver
  • residential landlords, property managers and agents
  • the Vancouver Farmers Market
  • City business licensees and utility customers
Functions reached
  • SV servicing and foreclosure (private residential foreclosures barred)
  • CM commercial leasing (small-business evictions barred)
  • PM property management (PPE and distancing on entry)
  • MK farmers market conditions
  • CB small-business tenants
Collection
Portland MET-PDX

Operative words

Emergency Order No. 2020-07: Suspends collection of city business license fees and business license fee surcharges. Allows the Vancouver Farmers Market to resume operations with required safety measures in place... Emergency Order No. 2020-08: Makes private residential foreclosures illegal, except in situations where there are proven threats to the safety of others or protection of the property. Makes it illegal for landlords to evict small businesses for lack of payment. Small businesses are defined as those holding a valid Vancouver Business License with fewer than 50 employees. Requires all residential property owners, property managers or their agents wear personal protective equipment (PPE) and adhere to social distancing requirements whenever they enter the interior of a tenant's home.

Enforcement

'Unlawful' conduct under VMC ch. 2.12; affirmative defense in foreclosure and unlawful detainer actions (EO 2020-08 §§ 1-2, MET-PDX-052)

Notes

The full text of EO 2020-08 is MET-PDX-052. The release fixes the issue date (Apr. 3, 2020) and the Council review date (Apr. 6, 2020).

Retrieval note

City press release; EO 2020-08's text is in the set (MET-PDX-052, verified_primary).

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