Rental Assistance for Injury

[Melody Dodderer]

One of my tenants just got into a motorcycle accident and broke his arm. Washington state doesn't require you to have insurance on motorcycles, so he was uninsured. He works in construction, so he is unable to work at the moment. L&I doesn't cover him since he wasn't on the job, and he can't be laid off for unemployment because his boss says that would be fraud. Does anyone know if there are rental assistance programs for this kind of situation? He's a really good tenant and I really want to work with him.

[Ray Harrell]

I don't think you should take it upon yourself to help your tenant find alternate income. You are not a social service agency. Remind the tenant that rent is due on the 1st, late on the 2nd and a 5 day will be given if not paid by the 5th. Your tenant chose not to have insurance, and you shouldn't have to look for ways for him to pay his rent. It's called adulting.