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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STATEWIDE MANDATORY LEASE RENEWAL BILL - JUST CAUSE APPLIED TO FIXED TERM LEASES! On Friday, January 24, the House of Representatives will hold...
Read PostNobody should be without a safe place to stay during the winter – or any time of year. Evictions are a last resort for housing providers...
Read PostFor most small housing providers, the policies passed by our state legislature in 2019 felt like an assault on the very idea of rental property...
Read PostEarlier this morning, the State Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Seattle’s “First in Time” (FIT) ordinance, previously thrown...
Read PostOn 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...
Read PostOn August 1, a King County judge ruled that an initiative which seeks to create a “just cause” ordinance in the city of Federal Way...
Read PostEffective July 28, 2019, several new landlord-tenant laws took effect which have a direct impact on how rental owners manage their properties and...
Read PostThe passage of SB 5600, HB 1138, HB 1440, and HB 1462 made permanent changes to Washington State's Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RLTA) and will...
Read PostWhile many homeowners are set to benefit from legislation which revises how excise taxes are charged for real estate transactions, the new,...
Read PostApril 28 brought the 2019 legislative session to a close. After 105 days in session, lawmakers, staffers, and lobbyists alike were ready for sine...
Read PostOn Tuesday, July 24, a group of UW researchers briefed Seattle City Council’s Human Services, Equitable Development, and Renter Rights...
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