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Councilmember Cathy Moore’s announcement earlier this week that she would step down from her position seemingly threw into ...
Many shared concerns about rent increases causing them to become homeless or forcing them to move and their kids to change schools ... and like some laws also adopted by Seattle, said Katie ...
SEATTLE - Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan ... funding for affordable housing and additional renter’s protections. Other changes in state law include: Notices to pay or vacate include information ...
The most surprising thing about Seattle’s eviction court is that most ... having this pissing contest between a landlord and a tenant in front of a person who doesn’t know this area of the law,” he ...
SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council passed another ordinance Tuesday, changing the rules for landlords collecting late rent from tenants ... month pandemic – this law updates our protections ...
RELATED:Councilmember Kshama Sawant proposes rent control law for Seattle tenants ... and other changes. You can read more here. The Seattle King County Realtors (SKCR) insisted that, if approved ...
With vocal support from housing activists and over the objections of landlords, the Seattle City Council ... and last month’s rent. The change in regulation, council members said, is an attempt ...
Two new Seattle tenant protections will become law without Mayor Jenny Durkan’s blessing. The Seattle City Council passed the bills last month. The first requires landlords to give six months ...
Renters Commission member Devin Silvernail says the city could spark a change statewide ... As for notifying tenants of a rent hike, Seattle law requires up to 60 days notice before an increase ...
SEATTLE (AP ... attorneys for landlords argued that law and two others stripped property owners of their rights to receive timely rent payments and seek legal action when tenants fail to ...
Seattle landlords must rent their units to the first qualified person to apply after the Washington Supreme Court upheld the city’s “first come, first served” rental law today. The Supreme ...