Durkan Signs Ban Extension, One Size Fits All Repayment Plan
From the Seattle Times: “In a statement to the council that accompanied her signature, Durkan said, “I recognize the significant hardship that the loss of rental income creates for our small landlords who are still burdened by mortgages, property taxes, and other expenses.” She said her administration is “working closely with the landlord community” to assess […]
Eviction Record Limitations and Mandated Payment Plans Pass
This is an excerpt from an update email I sent to supporters and explains what the City Council passed yesterday. There is a clip at the end from KIRO where I was interviewed. The first bill the Council passed was CB 119787, legislation that disallows, in effect, screening a potential resident out for an eviction during the emergency […]
There’s More Ill Considered Housing Legislation Coming
The City Council has become a factory for bad housing policy. Last week the Council hurriedly passed legislation that would, in effect, extend the emergency ban on evictions for six months, a period that will extend into the winter eviction ban which lasts until February of 2021. But that’s not enough. Without any debate, on […]
