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- Jurisdiction
- Washington
- Level
- State
- Authority
- RCW 43.06.220(1)(h); chapters 38.08, 38.52 and 43.06 RCW; E2SSB 5160 (ch. 115, Laws of 2021)
- Issued
- 2021-06-29 June 29, 2021
- Effective
- 2021-07-01
- End
- 2021-09-30 11:59 p.m. (extended by 21-09.1 to Oct. 31, 2021) (read as 2021-09-30)
- In force
- July 1, 2021 to Sept. 30, 2021
- Quarters
- 2021 Q3
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3
- Limitation types
- Courts and public officesOther
- Addressees
- landlords, property owners and property managers
- local law enforcement
- Functions reached
- SV (rental-property borrowers' collections; REO evictions; late fees barred)
- CB
- Collection
- Financial Services SEC-13
Operative words
from July 1, 2021, until 11:59 p.m. on September 30, 2021, I hereby prohibit the following activities related to residential dwellings in Washington State.... landlords... are prohibited from serving or enforcing, or threatening to serve or enforce, any notice requiring a resident to vacate any dwelling [for nonpayment during the covered period unless the rental-assistance and repayment-plan conditions are met]... Landlords are prohibited from assessing, or threatening to assess, late fees for the non-payment or late payment of rent... through September 30, 2021.... Violators of this order may be subject to criminal penalties pursuant to RCW 43.06.220(5).
Enforcement
RCW 43.06.220(5) (gross misdemeanor)
Notes
Same instrument as WA-069. A Q3 2021 instrument in terms: in force July 1 to Sept. 30, 2021.