6378-S.E AMH GILD CLYN 453

ESSB 6378 - H AMD 1839

By Representative Gildon

NOT ADOPTED 03/03/2020

On page 13, beginning on line 30, after "landlord" strike all material through "RCW 59.18.410(3)" on page 14, line 3 and insert "((; however, the court shall not award attorneys' fees in the following instances:

(a) If the judgment for possession is entered after the tenant failed to appear; or

(b) If the total amount of rent awarded in the judgment for rent is equal to or less than two months of the tenant's monthly contract rent or one thousand two hundred dollars, whichever is greater.

(4) If a tenant has filed a motion to stay a writ of restitution from execution, the court may only award attorneys' fees to the landlord if the tenant is permitted to be reinstated. Any attorneys' fees awarded shall be subject to repayment pursuant to RCW 59.18.410(3)))"

EFFECT: Strikes current law provisions that place limits upon a court's award of attorneys' fees to a landlord, as well as the new language that would have been added to these provisions via the bill.

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