Navigating Tenant Evictions and Housing Law in 2024
This course delves into the complexities of tenant evictions and housing law, highlighting the latest developments and challenges faced by landlords and tenants. Participants will gain insights into the legal landscape shaped by recent legislative changes, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and evolving housing market dynamics. Through expert discussions and practical case studies, attendees will learn how to navigate the intricate web of federal and state regulations, understand tenant protections, and explore effective strategies for managing landlord-tenant disputes.
Owner/President at Law Office of Eric M. Steven P.S.
Eric M. Steven is the principal at Steven Law Office in Spokane with a practice emphasis in the area of landlord-tenant relations and housing. He practices in both state and federal courts in all counties east of the Cascades in Washington and Northern Idaho. Mr. Steven litigates landlord/tenant cases involving eviction, ejectment, commercial litigation, fair housing claims, and a variety of other landlord-tenant issues. He is one of the few attorneys in Washington to actually defend a fair housing case in a federal court jury trial. Mr. Steven is acting counsel for numerous property owners, landlords, management companies, mobile home parks, subsidized housing providers, and the Spokane Housing Authority. He is active in legislative reform and was advisory counsel for the Washington Apartment Association (www.waapt.org) now Washington Rental Owner’s Association. Mr. Steven is also affiliated with the Manufactured Housing Communities of Washington (MHCW) and Washington Multi-Family Housing Association (WMFHA). Mr. Steven received his B.A. degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1987 and his J.D. degree from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1990. Mr. Steven is a member of the Washington State, Idaho, Spokane County, Federal, and Eastern District of Washington Bankruptcy Bar Associations. He is the author of numerous CLE, landlord training manuals and industry articles. As a licensed Instructor in Real Estate, Mr. Steven frequently lectures to attorneys, property managers, law enforcement, and owners at continuing legal education programs. For the last several years, Mr. Steven has been an invited speaker at the “Trends” Conference in Seattle, Washington – the Northwest’s largest rental housing management conference. As one of the most highly evaluated CLE instructors statewide in 2003, Mr. Steven was selected by the Washington State Bar Association to speak in the WSBA Encore “Best of CLE” series. Mr. Steven was an invited speaker at the Washington State Bar Association Real Property Section year-end meeting in 2012, the mid-year meeting in 2014 and again in 2016. For the last several years, Mr. Steven has been an invited speaker at the HUD/WSHRC Annual Spring Fair Housing Conference in Spokane, Washington.
