Washington State’s Governor Inslee just signed a new bill that raised the cost of recording fees for the purpose of funding additional recourses for eviction prevention and housing stability services throughout the state. Although the price varies depending on the type of document, the recording fee was typically $103.50 for the first page of a [..]
The Washington State eviction moratorium is set to expire at 11:59 pm on June 30th, 2021. With over 160,000 reported Washington households who have fallen behind on rent since the moratorium was originally put into place last March, many are anticipating a wave of eviction cases in the near future. In preparation for the influx [..]
Whether you are living with long-term roommates, a romantic life partner or multiple generations of your family, rapidly accelerating real estate prices in our area have led to a massive interest in ‘co-buying’ or buying real estate with other people. Anyone who lives in Washington State knows that the housing market has been subject to [..]
Washington State’s Governor Inslee has just announced another extension to the Washington statewide eviction moratorium, this time extending the order until the end of March 2021. The moratorium on residential eviction actions in Washington State was set to expire on December 31, 2020 prior to the extension granted by the Governor. While final details of [..]
Washington State’s Governor Inslee has just announced another extension to the Washington statewide eviction moratorium, this time extending the order until the end of 2020. The Federal Trump Administration has also joined in to support eviction protections during the coronavirus pandemic. If you can remember back to March of this year, the Federal CARES Act [..]
Moratorium on COVID-related evictions With Washington State’s ‘stay home, stay safe’ order in place through May 2020, the future for landlords and their tenants is somewhat uncertain. The Federal CARES Act, passed by Congress in late March, included a 120-day suspension on residential evictions. The CARES Act also allowed landlords with federal mortgages to request [..]
Accessory dwelling units (or ADU for short) are a hot topic in Whatcom County and throughout Washington State. As the trend of tiny houses, she-sheds, man caves, crafting cottages, and separate home offices has taken off, more and more home owners are utilizing small separate buildings to add to their living space. An ADU is [..]
Landlords may be surprised to learn that our Washington State lawmakers just made some pretty dramatic changes to landlord-tenant law and tenant rights in our state. Here’s a summary of some of the recent updates to Washington’s landlord-tenant laws: Starting July 27, 2019, landlords are required to give tenants at least 60 days of notice [..]