disrupting the unit, as well as excessive garbage. Id. at 6-7 (ex. D-F) (10-day notices);
see RCW 59.18.650(2)(b) (landlords must provide 10 days’ notice to tenants to comply
with rental agreement or vacate a property). The notice also listed activities occurring at
the unit that resulted in three city of Kent police reports in which officers responded to
shootings, recovered stolen vehicles, arrested two suspects (one of which was Knight’s
son, Andre), and recovered other stolen property. Id. at 5-7, 10-23 (ex. A-C), 36-39 (ex.
G) (Kent police reports), 52-53 (ex. J) (Kent Police Department critical incident e-mail).
At one point, bounty hunters attempted to enter the unit to take Andre Knight into
custody for outstanding warrants. In addition, the unit contained evidence of drug
activity, bullet holes, and dog feces, and was missing smoke detectors when police and
Housing Authority representatives entered it in January 2023, prior to issuing the vacate
notice. Id. at 7-8, 54-61 (ex. K).
Three days after notice was served, the Knights had not vacated the unit. The
Housing Authority then filed a complaint for an unlawful detainer and motion to show
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cause. After a hearing, at which the Knights were not present, a commissioner of the
King County Superior Court concluded that the property fell under the CARES Act’s 30-
day notice requirement for evictions. Because Knight was provided only 3 days’ notice
to vacate, the commissioner denied the unlawful detainer petition and dismissed the
eviction action without prejudice. The Housing Authority appealed. Notation Ruling,
No. 85031-8-I (Wash. Ct. App. Apr. 4, 2023).