Can I ask my tenant to move out? House hacking in WA

[Amanda Mintz]

TL;DR I am in a toxic housemate situation in a house that I own, and I don't know if I can ask her to leave before Washington's eviction moratorium expires in June.

Hello! Here's my situation: I allowed an acquaintance to move in with me in my new house in January. It was a casual situation with no rental agreement (lesson learned). Since then, she's been quite demanding; she wants to paint, change light fixtures, argue with my plans for the garden, have community meetings on my property, fill my garage with daily purchases from Amazon and then ask ME if I want HER to make space for my stuff, and recently, she has been calling the city to complain about the noise (we live on a busy street). What really pushed me off the ledge was when she asked the city to change the entire structure of parking on my street so that people don't park too close to my lawn, but she framed it as some sort of safety issue. I am worried that her actions will have long lasting negative effects on my relationships with my neighbors, especially since she was only intending to be here for a year or two, but it kind of feels like she is planting herself here permanently. There's more to this story as you can imagine, but that's not the point of this post. We had a discussion the other day about how she doesn't seem content here, and I don't want a housemate anymore, especially one who constantly pushes my boundaries. However, my understanding is that I can't ask her to leave until the end of the eviction moratorium in June. The wording indicates that I can't even threaten to ask her to leave.

So my question is, does the moratorium apply to me in this situation, with a casual renter in my own home? If the moratorium does apply, can I ask her to move out by the end of July, or do I have to wait until July to do that? Thank you for your help!

[Jake DeAtley]

You should consider calling Rob Trickler (RE Lawyer and president of the Washington Landlord Association). He gets probably 50+ calls a day, so you might not get him right away. We just had a zoom meeting last night discussing how/when to notify tenants on termination, rental increases, etc. his number is-  425-303-8000
As @Brad Hammond mentioned, the rules are much more relaxed for owner occupied homes. It is my understanding that you only need 20 days notice and that you cannot give it until July 1.