Huge win for Bellevue landlord Jaskaran Singh. Monday morning, a King County court commissioner dismissed the Temporary Protection Order filed against him by serial squatter Sang Kim. It was an easy decision since Kim and an attorney with King County Housing Justice Project showed up more than an hour late for the hearing. They begged for a continuance but the commissioner did not buy it. I saw the HJP playbook first hand. Unload a laundry list of excuses then blame someone else for their failure. Total clown show.
Kim’s Attorney
Kim was accompanied by Housing Justice Project staff attorney Robina Rayamajhi. The commissioner did not allow the hearing to the be recorded. But trust me, the excuses were endless. Only Kim and Rayamajhi were allegedly in the wrong courtroom when the hearing started. Everyone else made it on time. Hard to believe a savvy attorney would have this issue.
Singh Free to Protest
This now means Singh can protest in front of his rental property and publicly shame Kim until he leaves this $2M property in Bellevue’s Woodridge neighborhood. So far, HJP has used nearly $100K in taxpayer dollars to pay for Kim’s back rent.