Tukwila's City Council filed a synopsis of their meeting on September 9th, 2024 in which they discussed proposals for a new city ordinance outlining new renter protections. As a result of recent legal decisions that resulted in the repeal of renter protections in the city of Kenmore, Tuwila's draft ordinance no longer included protections associated […]
Less than half of Spokane's 44,000 rental units have been registered via the City's mandatory rental registry. Spokane's mayor is proposing a law that would prevent landlords from raising rent or evicting tenants if they haven’t registered.
According to a memo from WMFHA (the Washington Multi-Family Housing Association), Washington State's City of Vancouver will be considering a rental housing registry and a green building code. WMFHA says that the green building code update "quietly emerged from a workgroup" and that these policies create a significant impact on rental housing businesses operating in […]
In response to a lawsuit, the City of Kenmore has repealed certain provisions of the tenant protections passed in 2022 during a Council meeting on September 11, 2024. The City of Kenmore repealed their “just cause” laws which go beyond the state’s listed “just causes” and prohibited ending tenancy at lease termination without just cause. […]
With the passage of the Tacoma Landlord Fairness Code (Tacoma Municipal Code 1.100) in December 2023, unlawful detainer actions (evictions) within the Tacoma City Limits are now subject to restrictions during the school year and during the winter. According to TMC 1.100.060 (4), the school-year and winter eviction bans will not apply under the following conditions […]
With the narrow passage of the Tacoma Landlord Fairness Code in December 2023, unlawful detainer actions (evictions) within the Tacoma City Limits are now subject to new restrictions during the school year and during the winter. School-year Ban Every household in the Tacoma City limits with any person either under the age of 18 or […]
Tacoma's updated Rental Housing Code requires that prospective tenants earn at least 3 times the monthly rent when the monthly rent amount is below the Fair Market Rent (FMR) amount set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and at least 2.5 times the monthly rent when the monthly rent amount is […]
New guidance published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) explains the rights of applicants and the responsibilities of housing providers and tenant screening companies under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). It aims to ensure nondiscriminatory screening practices and help applicants recognize when they might be unlawfully denied housing. In selecting a […]
On Wednesday, May 29, the King County Superior Court adopted an emergency amendment, effective immediately, to LCR 40.1(b)(1)(L), for unlawful detainer actions where noncompliance by the defendant is alleged to substantially affect the health and safety of other tenants. This emergency ruling appears to be an attempt to streamline unlawful detainer actions for resident behavioral issues that […]
Tukwila's City Council filed a synopsis of their meeting on September 9th, 2024 in which they discussed proposals for a new city ordinance outlining new renter protections. As a result of recent legal decisions that resulted in the repeal of renter protections in the city of Kenmore, Tuwila's draft ordinance no longer included protections associated […]
Less than half of Spokane's 44,000 rental units have been registered via the City's mandatory rental registry. Spokane's mayor is proposing a law that would prevent landlords from raising rent or evicting tenants if they haven’t registered.
According to a memo from WMFHA (the Washington Multi-Family Housing Association), Washington State's City of Vancouver will be considering a rental housing registry and a green building code. WMFHA says that the green building code update "quietly emerged from a workgroup" and that these policies create a significant impact on rental housing businesses operating in […]
In response to a lawsuit, the City of Kenmore has repealed certain provisions of the tenant protections passed in 2022 during a Council meeting on September 11, 2024. The City of Kenmore repealed their “just cause” laws which go beyond the state’s listed “just causes” and prohibited ending tenancy at lease termination without just cause. […]
With the passage of the Tacoma Landlord Fairness Code (Tacoma Municipal Code 1.100) in December 2023, unlawful detainer actions (evictions) within the Tacoma City Limits are now subject to restrictions during the school year and during the winter. According to TMC 1.100.060 (4), the school-year and winter eviction bans will not apply under the following conditions […]
With the narrow passage of the Tacoma Landlord Fairness Code in December 2023, unlawful detainer actions (evictions) within the Tacoma City Limits are now subject to new restrictions during the school year and during the winter. School-year Ban Every household in the Tacoma City limits with any person either under the age of 18 or […]
Tacoma's updated Rental Housing Code requires that prospective tenants earn at least 3 times the monthly rent when the monthly rent amount is below the Fair Market Rent (FMR) amount set by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and at least 2.5 times the monthly rent when the monthly rent amount is […]
New guidance published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) explains the rights of applicants and the responsibilities of housing providers and tenant screening companies under the Fair Housing Act (FHA). It aims to ensure nondiscriminatory screening practices and help applicants recognize when they might be unlawfully denied housing. In selecting a […]
On Wednesday, May 29, the King County Superior Court adopted an emergency amendment, effective immediately, to LCR 40.1(b)(1)(L), for unlawful detainer actions where noncompliance by the defendant is alleged to substantially affect the health and safety of other tenants. This emergency ruling appears to be an attempt to streamline unlawful detainer actions for resident behavioral issues that […]
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