Every four months, Philippe Knab, the reentry and eviction defense program director for Washington’s Office of Civil Legal Aid, compiles a report on eviction trends across the state. Since 2021, each review has painted a worse picture than before — especially the most recent one.

“The number of people being displaced right now is at a historic high in Washington state,” said Knab. “January 2025 was the single highest month we've ever seen seasonally. February and March were just a hair under that.”

In King County alone, eviction filings in January 2025 were 66% higher than pre-pandemic levels.

“It’s pretty mind-boggling,” he said.

Evictions in Washington have been steadily increasing over the last few years, with no signs of slowing. The spike stems from rising rents coupled with stagn

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