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A local housing group is anticipating a "tsunami of evictions" after the state's eviction moratorium expires on June 30. Nonprofits and local governments are trying to get information about resources out fast to avoid evictions and possible homelessness. A coordinator with Solid Ground, a Seattle nonprofit with a mission to end poverty, said they're in a race against the clock to make sure people are prepared to receive an eviction notice....

As eviction ban stretches on, so does uncertainty and rent debt By Sydney Brownstone and Daniel Gilbert, Sydney Brownstone and Daniel Gilbert, The Seattle Times Published: January 11, 2021, 8:34am Share: If Washington’s extended ban on evictions expires at the end of March, 46-year-old Antonio Salazar could potentially lose his housing. Salazar, a native of Mexico and 20-year resident of Redmond, worked as a chef until a few years ago when he suffered an accident that required ...

Upcoming Meetings: Planning Commission – January 11, 2021 at 6:30 PM. Zoom Invite: us02web.zoom.us/j/86070874337 Civil Service Commission – January 7, 2021 at 2:00 PM. Zoom Invite: us02web.zoom.us/j/86321639756 Preservation and Review Board – January 27, 2021 at 6:30 PM. (*) Meetings are being conducted via Zoom. Additional information is on the applicable meeting’s agenda. Town Offices Closed: Town offices will be closed Friday, December 25, 2020 – Christmas Day, and Friday, January ...

New WA program plans to help curb conflict after eviction moratorium A new pilot program being launched in six counties aims to help avoid conflict between landlords and tenants when the eviction moratorium eventually lifts. First established in March when the pandemic began, the eviction moratorium prevents landlords from evicting tenants for non-payment of rent. It does not erase the rent that is due when the moratorium eventually lifts. “It was developed to anticipate what we can do to all...

Upcoming Meetings: Planning Commission – January 11, 2021 at 6:30 PM. Zoom Invite:  us02web.zoom.us/j/86070874337 Civil Service Commission – January 7, 2021 at 2:00 PM. Zoom Invite:  us02web.zoom.us/j/86321639756 Preservation and Review Board – January 27, 2021 at 6:30 PM. (*) Meetings are being conducted via Zoom. Additional information is on the applicable meeting’s agenda. Town Offices Closed: st, 2021 – New Year’s Day. Planning and Community Development:  Public Notices for A...

Alexis Krell: Pierce County starts free eviction resolution program before COVID-19 moratorium ends News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 12/18/2020 Alexis Krell, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.) Dec. 17—Pierce County Superior Court has started an eviction resolution program before moratoriums in response to the COVID-19 pandemic end. "Currently there are both federal and state mandates suspending evictions based on the non-payment of rent," the court said in a news release Thursday. ...

Many landlords and tenants have been negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Currently there are both federal and state mandates suspending evictions based on the non-payment of rent.  Once those mandates end, Pierce County expects a large number of eviction cases to be filed in Superior Court.  To address this anticipated increase in eviction cases, Pierce County Superior Court has established an Eviction Resolution Program (ERP) which will require parties to engage in problem-sol...