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Yet a last-minute amendment added to the\u00a0 bill would also lift the state\u2019s moratorium on evictions less than three months from now, raising alarm from advocates who say that\u2019s not enough time to ready the state for a potential \u201ceviction cliff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Washington\u2019s Senate Bill 5160, which has passed the state Senate and House and now goes back to the Senate for final approval, would provide attorneys to tenants who receive certain public assistance, have been involuntarily committed to a public mental health facility, can\u2019t afford a lawyer or who have incomes at 125% or below the federal poverty level \u2014 $16,100 annually for individuals, $33,125 for a household of four. 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