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
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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 spinal surgery. His only source of income had been workers’ compensation, which he said the state terminated a year ago, just before the pandemic set in.
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Planning Commission – January 11, 2021 at 6:30 PM. Zoom Invite: us02web.zoom.us/j/86070874337
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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 alleviate some of the wave of evictions that will hit when the moratorium lifts,” said Pierce County Superior Court Commissioner Clint Johnson.
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 Applications:
On a trial basis, we are posting public notices for development applications on the Town’s official website at
townofsteilacoom.org/. Current applications are:
2. Comprehensive Plan revisions and zoning of the mill site at 4302 Chambers Creek Road.
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. Once those mandates end, Pierce County expects a large number of eviction cases to be filed in Superior Court.
Gov. Jay Inslee s eviction moratorium and the federal eviction moratorium are both set to expire Dec. 31.