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Making Sense of Good Causes for Ending Tenancy Statewide
Posted In: Education, Law, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Jul 26

Way back in 1981, the City of Seattle started the trend of only allowing housing providers to end month-to-month tenancies by citing one or more...

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Working with Tenants in Rent Arrears
Posted In: Education, Law,
Date posted Jul 26

Based on data from the May 26-June 7, 2021 Census Household Pulse Survey, 119,000 Washington State tenants have fallen behind on rent owing $3,500...

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US Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Property Rights
Posted In: Advocacy, Announcements, Law,
Date posted Jun 23

Today the US Supreme Court issued their ruling in the only property takings case of this term, confirming the right to exclude is a fundamental...

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New Seattle Renter's Handbook
Posted In: Seattle Laws,
Date posted Mar 8

Email this new version to your Seattle tenants as soon as possible.

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Washington Courts Launch Eviction Resolution Program
Posted In: Law,
Date posted Dec 9

Are you a property owner currently dealing with non-payment of rent? According to our last Membership Quick Poll, 21% of those who responded have...

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Auburn’s New Rental Housing Laws Miss the Mark and Need More Debate
Posted In: Advocacy, Government, Law,
Date posted Jul 20

Proposed Laws in Auburn Add to Housing Woes Amidst COVID-19 Uncertainty A sweeping package of restrictive new housing laws is sailing through the...

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New Seattle Roommates law in effect
Posted In: Law, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Jul 8

New Seattle Laws on Roommates Last fall, the Seattle City Council passed several new bills relating to rental housing, including CB 119606 which...

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New State Laws effective June 11 – new RHAWA forms and lease revisions
Posted In: Advocacy, Announcements, Law, Leasing, Management,
Date posted Jun 11

The 2020 state legislative session ended in March, and with it came substantial changes to several components of landlord-tenant law. Below is a...

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Governor Inslee extends evictions ban thru August 1
Posted In: Advocacy, Government, Law, Membership,
Date posted Jun 3

Governor Inslee announced on 6/2/2020 an extension of the evictions ban in place across the state through August 1, 2020. The order extends prior...

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Seattle Council passing the buck on housing solutions
Posted In: Advocacy, Government, Law, Seattle Laws,
Date posted May 22

Seattle City Council recently passed legislation enacting a 6-month ban on evictions after the Governor’s COVID emergency order, currently set...

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Five Key Points About Seattle’s New Winter Eviction Ban
Posted In: Advocacy, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Feb 13

On February 10, the Seattle City Council took the unprecedented step of banning eviction for “Winter Months”. While there were many...

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Just Cause laws put neighbors and rental homes at risk
Posted In: Advocacy, Government, Law, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Jan 27

An interesting op-ed ran last week in The Lens focused on the risks which Just Cause laws pose to neighbors and other risks, from the perspective of...

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