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Seattle has enacted a 180 day notice and new relocation assistance requirements.

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Washington state’s rules and regulations covering tenants and housing providers have changed in major ways in 2021. With a variety of new...

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In SDCI's Annual RRIO Report delivered to the Seattle City Council, they announced that the number of rental properties registered in Seattle has...

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The recent fluctuations in the United States stock market have many investors looking for more conservative and less volatile investments. On top of...

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For your general information, during a press conference Governor Jay Inslee updated the bridge proclamation and extended the eviction bridge...

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For your general information, today, Tuesday, September 21 Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced an extension of the Seattle’s eviction...

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For tenants who are late paying rent or are in serious rent arrears, housing providers have been unable to take action or prompt tenants to seek...

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The 2021 legislative session was hectic, to say the least. The lawmakers scrambled to address the rising debt stemming from the COVID pandemic and...

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Our investments need protection from identifiable and hidden risks/events which inevitably occur. For the past decade, insurance companies have...

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We all find ourselves unwilling placed into this post pandemic phase, many landlords are asking how they are going to continue to find responsible...

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With emergency orders and new legislation coming at us from the State Legislature, Seattle City Council, and all the many cities and counties...

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In many places across the state, rents are still below pre-pandemic levels, yet costs for housing providers have continued to rise. Those increased...

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