Proposed tenant eviction-law reforms clear second floor vote in Washington Legislature

A package of tenant protections including extended eviction-notice times has cleared its second floor vote in the Legislature.

The proposal would extend notice periods from three days to 14, ban eviction for nonpayment of fees, and require landlords to apply payments to rent before fees, among other protections.

With a vote Friday of 51-46 in the state House, the bill had been approved in its basic form by both halves of the Legislature. Having been amended in the House, it now faces a final vote in the Senate before heading to Gov. Jay Inslee.

The bill's sponsor, Bellevue Democratic Sen. Patty Kuderer, said after the vote she was optimistic that wouldn't be a stumbling block for the measure, which she called a step toward reducing homelessness linked to evictions.

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