UPDATED APRIL 16, 2021.
Governor Inslee has extended the prohibition on evictions until the end of June, 2021. That means that for more than a year, the state has put the burden on landlords to take care of tenants whose livelihood were affected by state shutdowns. When this is over, investors have to ask themselves if they should continue to be landlords in a state that does not respect private property rights.
The following is a list of states that continue to have eviction moratoriums even as students return to school and businesses re-open:
https://www.nolo.com/evictions-ban
States that continue to make it hard for landlords to collect rent, on April 16, 2021, include:
- California (of course)
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- DC
- Hawaii (of course)
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Montana
- Nevada (no longer the business friendly state it once was)
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York (of course)
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Vermont
- Washington
Investors should think twice about buying rental properties in the above states. For now, a fix and flip strategy may be better for those who prefer buying locally. If you are in a border area, you may wish to consider crossing the state line to invest.