This afternoon Mayor Durkan returned the Council’s ban on winter evictions without signing it, allowing it to go into effect. But she also proposed additional support for renters in the form of $200,000 of city funding to United Way of King County to supplement its Home Base eviction prevention program. (updates below)
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Winter evictions ban comes up for final vote
Tomorrow afternoon, Council member Sawant’s proposed ban on “winter evictions” comes up for final approval by the Seattle City Council. Since it was voted out of committee two and a half weeks ago, it has finally started to attract the attention it deserves, including some organized opposition from the Durkan Administration.
Continue readingCouncil votes ban on “winter evictions” out of committee
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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