August 05, 2026
A Seattle federal judge has thrown out a group of landlords' proposed class action challenging COVID-19-era eviction bans imposed by Washington cities and the state, saying Wednesday that appellate courts have recognized that landlord-tenant regulations generally do not qualify as physical takings of private property.
March 03, 2026
Washington and a host of municipal governments throughout the state urged a federal court to toss landlords' suit challenging several pandemic-era eviction moratoria, arguing the claims are barred by a three-year statute of limitations.
February 02, 2026
Moratoriums that shielded Washington renters from eviction during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic unconstitutionally forced property owners to house tenants who otherwise had no right to remain in their units, according to a lawsuit removed to federal court in Tacoma Friday by one of the local governments being sued.