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Gov. expands statewide eviction moratorium, halts rent hikes

| April 18, 2020 12:03 AM

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday extended and expanded his moratorium on evictions and imposed a new freeze on increases of residential rents in an effort to help residents better handle the economic shutdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.

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