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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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Eviction Moratoriums Harm Residents and Housing Providers: Washington Needs More Holistic Solutions
Posted In: Advocacy, Government, Law, Membership, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Jan 3

Nobody should be without a safe place to stay during the winter – or any time of year. Evictions are a last resort for housing providers...

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State Supreme Court Rules Seattle's “First in Time” Constitutional
Posted In: Advocacy, Government, Law, Screening, Seattle Laws, Tenant Screening,
Date posted Nov 14

Earlier this morning, the State Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Seattle’s “First in Time” (FIT) ordinance, previously thrown...

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November General Elections a Mixed-Bag for the Industry
Posted In: Advocacy, Law, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Nov 14

What is abundantly clear from the 2019 General election is that the issues the rental industry faced in the City of Seattle prior to the election...

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Proposed Fund Can Provide Relief and a New Beginning for Domestic Violence Survivors
Posted In: Advocacy, Government, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Sep 5

On average, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 9 men experience some form of domestic violence at the hands of an intimate partner in America. Here in Washington...

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Unintended Consequences of Seattle City Council’s Proposed Changes to “Notice of Intent to Sell”
Posted In: Advocacy, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Jun 12

The Seattle City Council continues to propose new legislation and amend existing landlord-tenant laws under the premise of addressing housing...

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UW Rental Housing Study Supports What Landlords Have Been Telling City Officials For Years
Posted In: Advocacy, Business, Government, Market News, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Jul 27

On Tuesday, July 24, a group of UW researchers briefed Seattle City Council’s Human Services, Equitable Development, and Renter Rights...

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University of Washington (UW) Study Links Seattle Landlord Regulations to Decreased Availability
Posted In: Advocacy, Market News, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Jul 25

PRESS RELEASEContact:Heather Pierce(206) 905-0611 | hpierce@RHAwa.orgRHAwa.org Seattle, WA – July 24, 2018 – A group of researchers...

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Seattle City Council Passes Safe Storage of Firearms
Posted In: Seattle Laws,
Date posted Jul 13

Monday, July, 9, 2018, the Seattle City Council voted to pass a new ordinance requiring the safe storage of and access to firearms. Ordinance 119267...

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Can We Learn from Seattle’s History of Landlord-Tenant Battles?
Posted In: Advocacy, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Jun 1

Tenant rights advocates have been fighting landlords through legislation in Seattle for 40 years. This city has many aging buildings and has been...

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