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Washington State Moratorium on Rent Increases and Residential Evictions. Governor Inslee has renamed his “Stay Home – Stay Healthy” Proclamations (Proclamation 20-25, Proclamation 20-25.1, Addendum to Proclamation 20-25, Proclamation 20-25.2, Proclamation 20-25.3) to “Safe Start – Stay Healthy” in the June 1, 2020 Proclamation 20- 25.4, which allows the Safe Start Washington Phased Reopening Plan to be applied on a county-by-county basis. This proclamation is set to expire on July 1, 2020. On March 18, 2020, the Governor imposed a statewide ban on residential evictions by Proclamation 20-19, which was extended and expanded on April 16, 2020 by Proclamation 20 19.1.