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In March 2020, Washington Governor Jay Inslee instituted an eviction moratorium in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the moratorium, residential rental owners were prohibited from evicting tenants under almost any circumstances. These restrictions were a patent violation of Washington rental owners’ constitutional “right to exclude” others from their property and is considered a fundamental right and should not have been violated no matter the reason.
WPC joined Citizen Action Defense Fund to file an amicus brief in support of Gonzales to protect property rights.