Inslee issues statewide moratorium on evictions amid COVID-19 outbreak
Gov. Jay Inslee slightly mirrored the actions made by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and other public officials throughout the country amid the novel coronavirus outbreak and announced on Wednesday at a news conference, a 30-day statewide moratorium on evictions due to payment failure.
The measure was announced with a few other orders from the governor in efforts to alleviate the financial stress workers across the state are feeling from the COVID-19-caused economic fallout.
"We know we are heading for some really choppy economic waters," Inslee said, saying the state will work to take as much action as possible to help those being impacted by the spread of the virus.
The orders included waiving the one-week waiting period when receiving benefits, which would retroactively work for claims filed back to March 8. Another order was a move to help small businesses, by releasing $5 million from the Governor’s Strategic Reserve Funds in micro-grants in an effort to keep them from closing. The state Department of Commerce will coordinate an application process.
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