Durkan-Sawant Jobs Tax: What Does 750 Units of Housing Look Like?
The City’s version of Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning (MIZ) called Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) gives small increases in square footage for new development in exchange for very large fees, more risk, and extra construction costs. In many if not almost all cases there is no value exchange with the City’s program; the fees and risk will […]
Durkan-Sawant Jobs Tax: Why Doesn’t Left Support Cash Payments for Rent?
I love math; I can watch people doing it for hours. I’m not particularly all that smart but I do have access to a calculator and a spreadsheet and the internet. So here’s one dumb guy’s, philosopher math on the Sawant-Durkan tax on jobs that will likely pass in the weeks ahead. According to the […]
First In Time Rule Overturned as Unconstitutional
We just found out late this evening that the appeal of Seattle’s First in Time rule — a requirement that a landlord rent to the first person shows up — was overturned. I haven’t had time to fully digest all the elements of the ruling but the language is very favorable. It was a breathtaking […]
