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- Jurisdiction
- Washington
- Level
- State
- Authority
- RCW 43.06.220(1)(h); chapters 38.08, 38.52 and 43.06 RCW
- Issued
- 2020-03-18 Mar. 18, 2020
- Effective
- 2020-03-18 (immediately) (read as 2020-03-18)
- End
- 2020-04-17 by its terms; extended by 20-19.1 through 20-19.6 to June 30, 2021 (WA-060); bridged by Proclamation 21-09 (July 1-Sept. 30, 2021) and 21-09.1 (to Oct. 31, 2021) (read as 2020-04-17)
- In force
- Mar. 18, 2020 to Apr. 17, 2020
- Quarters
- 2020 Q2
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- all residential landlords
- local law enforcement
- Functions reached
- SV (rental-property borrowers; REO evictions)
- CB
- Collection
- Financial Services SEC-13
Operative words
I hereby prohibit the following activities related to residential evictions by all residential landlords operating residential rental property in Washington State: 1. Residential landlords are prohibited from serving a notice of unlawful detainer for default payment of rent... 2. Residential landlords are prohibited from issuing a 20-day notice for unlawful detainer... 3. Residential landlords are prohibited from initiating judicial action seeking a writ of restitution... 4. Local law enforcement is prohibited from serving or otherwise acting on eviction orders that are based on default payment of rent
Enforcement
RCW 43.06.220(5) (gross misdemeanor)
Notes
Same instrument as WA-013 in the Washington State file.