ESSB 5197 — Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing technical changes to eviction notice forms and modifying certain eviction processes.

What this bill does

Revises certain eviction processes under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, including allowing remote participation in eviction proceedings, extending certain timelines for satisfying an unlawful detainer judgment and for suspending court action, and specifying certain exceptions to the prohibition on seeking good cause judicial discretion by tenants who have received three or more pay-or-vacate notices in the preceding 12 months. Eliminates the requirement that landlords provide 14-day pay-or-vacate notices to dispute resolution centers upon expiration of the Eviction Resolution Pilot Program.

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Floor votes

• House — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 7, 2023
  57 yea · 40 nay · 1 not voting
• Senate — Final Passage as Amended by the House · April 14, 2023
  28 yea · 18 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 2023
  28 yea · 20 nay · 1 not voting

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