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Thank you for writing to me about the Fair Chance Housing Legislation. This legislation will not go into effect until 150 days after the Mayor...
Read PostDear City Councilmembers, As you’re aware, the Rental Housing Association of Washington represents more than 5,500 small, independent...
Read PostSean Martin | Director of External Affairs An initiative filed in early-March – filed by Devin Silvernail, a tenant advocate from San...
Read PostNext week, on Thursday, July 13, Seattle Councilmember Lisa Herbold is hosting a town hall discussion panel focused on a proposal which will...
Read PostSeattle, WA – May 30, 2017 – After careful legal review, the Rental Housing Association of Washington filed a lawsuit in King County...
Read PostSEATTLE -- A lawsuit in Seattle pits some fundamental rights against each other -- it’s civil rights that ban discrimination, and property...
Read PostSeattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant is continuing her political march against independent landlords as she prepares to push CB 118756 through her...
Read PostLooking to write Seattle Council in opposition to CB 118817 but don't know where to start? Consider using the sample letter below. Landlords are...
Read PostOn Monday, August 8, Seattle City Council adopted new legislation which forces rental housing owners in Seattle to process applications beginning...
Read PostEffective August 1st, the amount of relocation assistance required by subsection A of SMC 22.210.130 will increase from $3,255 to $3,340. This...
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