BILL · 2003–04 SESSION

HB 2144: Tenant eviction

Allowing eviction of a tenant who engages in acts of domestic violence.

Summary

Provides that, if an act of domestic violence against another tenant is alleged to be the basis for termination of tenancy under RCW 59.18.130(10), and if the tenant is arrested for the act of domestic violence and the victim of the domestic violence consents to the eviction by affidavit, the compliance provisions of this act do not apply and the landlord may proceed directly to an unlawful detainer action to evict…

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to allowing eviction of a tenant who engages in acts of domestic violence;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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