A Portland-based property management company has agreed to pay $725,000 to settle a wrongful eviction lawsuit involving a Vancouver apartment complex. The agreement, announced in late July 2026, represents the largest settlement for a wrongful eviction case in Washington history, according to the Northwest Justice Project and Rivercrest Law.

The case involved Aaron Allen and her mother, Kathleen Allen, who resided at the Evergreen Village Apartments in Vancouver. The complex is operated by Princeton Property Management. The litigation followed a 2023 eviction that occurred while both women were managing significant health challenges. Kathleen Allen was wheelchair-bound, and Aaron Allen served as her primary caregiver while recovering from a below-the-knee amputation related to diabetes complications.

According to the complaint, the property management company refused to postpone a scheduled unit inspection despite Aaron Allen’s recovery from surgery. Following the inspection, the company issued a three-day eviction notice. The Allens subsequently signed an agreement to remain in the home that required them to waive their rights under the Washington Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. When a medical care issue caused a one-day delay in rent payment, the company moved forward with the eviction.

Although the Allens informed the company they had the funds to pay, the company did not accept the payment and did not inform the court of the attempt to pay. On April 26, 2023, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office removed the Allens from the apartment. The eviction resulted in the loss of Aaron Allen’s Section 8 housing voucher and left the family homeless.

Kathleen Allen died in 2024, two days before the Washington Court of Appeals was scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case. The appeals court eventually ruled the eviction was illegal, determining that landlord-tenant agreements cannot require residents to waive their statutory rights under state law.

Following the eviction, Aaron Allen spent approximately two years living on the street, including time spent across from the Clark County Jail. The lack of stable housing hindered her recovery from amputation and prevented her from accessing prescribed medical treatments. The settlement, reached shortly before the case was set for trial, addressed claims of wrongful eviction, disability discrimination, unfair business practices, and retaliation for reporting unsafe conditions.

The impact of housing instability on local families is a recurring issue in the region. As previously reported on July 31, 2026, children represent nearly 30 percent of Clark County residents experiencing homelessness, with more than 2,300 minors unhoused last year.

Aaron Allen was represented by the Northwest Justice Project’s Tenant Advocacy Task Force and Sebastian Miller of Rivercrest Law, who took the case on contingency. Allen stated she intends to use the settlement funds to stabilize her life and care for her children. Princeton Property Management declined to comment on the settlement.

Source: ‘A major injustice’: Portland property manager to pay $725,000 for wrongful eviction in Vancouver