As tenant protection ends, landlords can evict without mediation again
EVERETT — Landlords in Snohomish County no longer have to meet with tenants for mediation before pursuing eviction, after a pandemic-era program intended to reduce evictions ended this summer.
Over the past two years, Volunteers of America processed 10,203 cases in Snohomish County and mediated 608 meetings between landlords and tenants. In cases where the nonprofit knew the outcome, 95% of tenants stayed in their homes.
The program was “incredibly successful for what it was set up to do,” said Donnell Austin, interim director for the Volunteers of America Dispute Resolution Center.
Now, landlords can go back to evicting tenants without a face-to-face meeting.
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