> Loophole in Washington law leaves woman living in squalor | The Story | Feb. 7, 2024
Loophole in Washington law leaves woman living in squalor | The Story | Feb. 7, 2024
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Feb. 7 on The Story: Casey Jewell’s mobile home in Vancouver has no working stove or main heater. The carpet is shredded. The toilet is broken. Six large buckets collect rainwater dripping through broken sheetrock and insulation after a hole opened up in her kitchen ceiling. Washington's Landlord-Tenant Act requires landlords to maintain their properties and keep the premises fit for human habitation. But it includes an exception if tenants are behind on rent or utilities. Jewell landed in that situation during the pandemic, and even though she's on a payment plan, under the law she still counts as being behind, so there are no consequences when her landlords ignore repair requests.
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