Thursday evening the City Council voted out of committee the proposed ban on winter evictions, after amending it to add back some conditions under which an eviction may proceed.
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“Notice of intent to sell” tenant protection ordinance passes out of committee as something very different
This morning, the City Council passed out of committee the “notice of intent” tenant protection ordinance. But they heavily amended it first, changing the nature of the bill and raising several issues as to its legality.
Continue readingLandlords file suit over first-in-time renting ordinance
This morning a group of Seattle landlords sued the City of Seattle over the “first in time” tenant ordinance passed last August.
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