Last month, the Washington Business Properties Association (WBPA) stood with three small housing providers in Yakima to overturn Governor Inslee’s unfair and unlawful statewide eviction moratorium by filing a federal suit in the Eastern District of Washington.

Thanks to the work of housing advocates, WBPA, and plaintiff's efforts, Governor Inslee and his staff have announced that they are convening further stakeholder meetings this week to address our concerns with the moratorium. Namely, the Governor has agreed to bring the WBPA to the table to discuss amendments to the order that would ensure the moratorium’s protections for non-payment of rent apply exclusively to renters who can verify that they are financially impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Lawsuit Gaining Traction in the Press!

We are excited to tell you that we have received some excellent press coverage since we filed the Lawsuit last week. As you may know, our lawsuit was featured as the Editor’s Choice story for the Puget Sound Business Journal over the weekend and again today in their Afternoon Edition Newsletter:

KIMA and The Lens have both interviewed WBPA President Kevin Wallace and Lawsuit Plaintiff Enrique Jevons. The NBC and ABC affiliates in Spokane carried stories this past weekend regarding WBPA challenging the Governor’s Eviction Moratorium. 

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