My mother had a very nice older gentleman (Sam) renting the house door to her. A couple of months ago, a for sale sign showed up in front of Sam's house. At the same time, he was given an eviction notice. The house was in escrow within a few days. Sam's landlord apologized because he had to sell. None of his other tenants were paying rent, and were protected from eviction by WA state COVID laws, and he needed to money to save his other rental properties. Only those not paying their rent or mortgage are protected from eviction. Sam always paid his rent and therefore, had no COVID protections and could be evicted. honk honk