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Catching up on court cases: May edition

On 05/12/2020 By Kevin Schofield In homeless, housing, labor, legal

The wheels of justice are continuing to turn, albeit slower, during the COVID-19 shutdown. Let’s look at four cases the city is involved in, and catch up on the most recent actions.

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Catching up on a trio of court cases

On 02/25/2020 By Kevin Schofield In legal

There have been interesting developments in three active court cases involving the City of Seattle. Let’s dive in.

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Notes from today’s Council meetings

On 06/10/2019 By Kevin Schofield In council briefing, full council

There were some pretty important votes this afternoon. Plus some notes for upcoming meetings.

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City Council moves to extend moratorium on rent-bidding platforms

On 04/28/2019 By Kevin Schofield In housing, legal

Fresh off a double-win in the courts, the Seattle City Council is set to extend its ban on rent-bidding platforms such as Rentberry’s while the city finishes a study on the impacts of the technology.

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Rentberry takes a double-loss in its case against the city’s moratorium

On 03/17/2019 By Kevin Schofield In housing, legal

Friday was a bad day for Rentberry in Seattle. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Jones ruled against it in its lawsuit challenging the City of Seattle’s moratorium on rent-bidding web sites. And in a separate case, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dealt a blow to Rentberry’s key argument — and its best hope of winning on appeal.

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First in Time tenant-rights ordinance headed to the state Supreme Court

On 12/10/2018 By Kevin Schofield In housing, legal

Last week the Washington State Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling on the city’s “First in time” ordinance that requires landlords to accept the first qualified tenant who applies for a vacant rental unit.

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Rentberry case moves forward to a possible quick conclusion

On 08/21/2018 By Kevin Schofield In housing, legal

In June, Rentberry filed for a preliminary injunction to block the City of Seattle’s prohibition on rent-bidding platforms. But last month, the company and the city agreed to set  that motion aside and proceed directly to cross-motions for summary judgment. Rentberry’s new motion was filed last Friday.

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Rentberry asks for preliminary injunction against city moratorium on rent-bidding platforms

On 06/25/2018 By Kevin Schofield In housing, legal

Last month, Rentberry sued the City of Seattle over the Council’s moratorium on rent-bidding platforms. Today, it filed a motion for a preliminary injunction blocking the city from implementing the moratorium.

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Moratorium on rent-bidding sites gets challenged in court

On 05/23/2018 By Kevin Schofield In housing, legal

Earlier this year, the Council passed a one-year moratorium on sites such as Rentberry and Biddwell that allow landlords to conduct auctions for their rental properties.  Today, the conservative Pacific Legal Foundation filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court challenging that moratorium.

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Moratorium on rental auction platforms moving forward

On 03/08/2018 By Kevin Schofield In housing

A couple of weeks ago I reported that the Council was considering placing a moratorium on rental auction platforms such as Rentberry and Biddwell. This morning, a bill to do just that was voted out of committee.

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