March 31, 2021 Tacoma City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a one tenth of 1 percent sales tax increase to fund affordable housing projects. The action increases sales tax from 10.2 percent to 10.3 percent, adding a dime to every $100 purchase, not including groceries. The increase is estimated to net the city […]
Program Overview The Washington State Limited Landlord Relief Program offers owners of four or fewer rental units/properties that make less than the Median Family Income the ability to recuperate up to 80% of the unpaid rental payments where tenants are non-communicative or unqualified for the Eviction Rental Assistance Program where the unpaid rents were the result of […]
March 29, 2021 The CDC extended the eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021 with changes. The changes to the Order are more technical in nature and don't have an impact on our state moratorium, with except to the pending WSC case scheduled for oral argument on May 13, 2021. CDC-Eviction-Moratorium-03292021
Seattle landlords are required to provide tenants with a copy of the Seattle Renters Handbook 2021.03 when the tenant applies to rent, signs a rental agreement, renews a rental agreement OR whenever the City of Seattle updates the information in the handbook.
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March 18, 2021 Today, Governor Inslee announced an extension of the eviction moratorium through June 30, 2021. Proclamation 20-19.6 does not make changes from the previous version. Proc 20-19.6
March 1, 2021 The rental assistance portal for both residents and housing providers is LIVE. Nearly 60 million dollars are scheduled to come into Pierce County for rental assistance. Rental assistance will help housing providers and residents, and in turn help with community stabilization during the continued impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Apply for Rental […]
March 16, 2021 King County Councilmembers Jeanne Kohl-Welles and Girmay Zahilay put forward a "transformative tenant protections package" headlined by capped move-in fees and new ‘just cause’ eviction criteria. In addition to adding the just cause requirement – a significant factor in avoiding a wave of individuals and families losing their housing once temporary protections triggered by […]
March 15, 2021 Today, Mayor Durkan extended the Seattle eviction moratorium for an additional three months. While the residential eviction moratorium is in place in Seattle, property owners may not issue notices of termination or otherwise initiate an eviction action with the courts unless there is an imminent threat to the health and safety of […]
