During these unprecedented times, Washington State commercial landlords have faced and are continuing to face great difficulty while the State and local eviction moratoriums remain in place. Although commercial eviction related activities are prohibited until Governor Inslee’s orders expire on March 31, 2021, commercial landlords still have alternative remedial options to address tenant nonpayment and lease violations.

We conducted a post-webinar survey on our previous webinars. With that, we are going to feature Imants Holmquist and Joe Cobb to discuss one of the most requested topics.

Housing construction and remodels are still going strong as we continue to spend an inordinate amount of time at home thanks to COVID-19. In our latest webinar, we asked our newest partner, Robert Maxwell, to share pre-construction tips and advice for contractors and owners. The focus is on residential property, though some concepts apply to commercial real estate

Holmquist & Gardiner, PLLC’s monthly webinar continues this 2021. To kick-start the new year, we are going to feature our newest partner, Robert Maxwell.

The rental sector is in a constant state of flux with the ongoing revisions and extensions to the Washington State, City and County moratoriums on evictions. The below is designed to serve as a general guide for property owners in Washington State looking for information to help understand the general restrictions currently in place.

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan issued an executive order that extends moratoriums on evictions of residential, nonprofit and small-business (<50 employees) tenants through March 31, 2021. Landlords and property owners cannot issue notices of termination or initiate eviction actions unless there are significant and immediate threats to health and safety.