News, letters, press releases
The Seattle Times - Seattle Approves $10 late fee cap for renters [April 18, 2023]
KNKX Public Radio - Seattle City Council approves cap for late rent fees at $10 per month [April 18, 2023]
SeaTac Blog - Renters Protection Ordinance passes with amendments at SeaTac City Council [April 12, 2023]
The Seattle Times - Seattle considers $10 cap on late fees for renters [March 17, 2023]
Letter - To Seattle elected officials urging passage of a $10 cap on late fees [January 12, 2023]
The Urbanist - Housing Coalition Passes Tenant Protections Across King County [December 15, 2022]
The Seattle Times - Five Seattle suburbs added new landlord-renter laws this year. Here’s what they do. [December 15, 2022]
King 5 - Multiple King County cities ramp up protections for tenants [December 12, 2022]
Press Release - Stay Housed Stay Healthy Coalition celebrates progress across King County [December 5, 2022]
The Urbanist - Burien Council Passes Tenant Protections and Extends Affordable Housing Program [October 29, 2022]
King 5 - Kirkland adopts increased tenant protections against sudden rent hikes [October 13, 2022]
The Seattle Times - Kenmore City Council caps move-in fees, mandates more notice for rent increases [March 29, 2022]
The Seattle Times - Seattle suburbs like Kenmore eye tenant protections as homelessness concern looms [February 25, 2022]
B-Town Blog - Burien City Council extends eviction moratorium through COVID-19 state of emergency [January 13, 2022]
The Urbanist - Mayor Harrell Extends Seattle’s Eviction Moratorium until February 14th [January 12, 2022]
The Stranger - As Harrell Extends Seattle’s Eviction Moratorium, Cracks Begin to Show in the Statewide Eviction Prevention Programs [January 12, 2022]
The Stranger - It’s up to Harrell to Save Renters in Peril [January 7, 2022]
Letter - To Mayor Bruce Harrell urging extension of eviction moratorium [January 6, 2022]
King 5 - Burien and Kenmore extend eviction moratoriums through Jan. 15, 2022 [October 4, 2021]
Crosscut - Inaccuracies undermine Seattle’s debate over eviction ban [September 29, 2021]
The Urbanist - New Seattle Legislation Advances Renter Protections Against Economic Eviction [September
Crosscut - Why Seattle’s renter protection debate is so heated [August 3, 2021]
The Urbanist - ‘Huge Victory’ for Tenants as King County Council Broadens Protections [June 30, 2021]
The Seattle Times - New limits on evictions and rental fees set by King County Council [June 29, 2021]
Letter - To King County Council in support of Ordinance 2021-0131 [June 22, 2021]
MyNorthwest - Gov. Inslee to extend eviction moratorium in short term [June 22, 2021]
The Urbanist - Landlord Lobby Spreads Lies in Attempt to Torpedo King County Tenant Rights Bill [June 18, 2021]
MyNorthwest - Seattle mayor extends city’s COVID-19 eviction moratorium to September [June 18, 2021]
KIRO Radio - Kenmore votes to extend eviction moratorium through September [June 15, 2021]
Press Release - Stay Housed Stay Healthy advances renter protections across King County as moratorium end date approaches [June 9, 2021]
The Urbanist - Seattle Council Passes Eviction Defense Package [June 8, 2021]
The Seattle Times - Seattle council votes to ban some school-year and post-pandemic evictions, guarantee lease renewals [June 7, 2021]
South Seattle Emerald - Communities on the margins brace for end of the eviction moratorium [June 3, 2021]
Letter - To Executive Dow Constantine and Health Officer Jeffrey Duchin re enacting a countywide eviction moratorium [June 2, 2021]
Letter - To Mayor Jenny Durkan re extending Seattle’s eviction moratorium [June 2, 2021]
The Urbanist - Eviction Defense Bills Pass Out of Committee with Pedersen Dissenting [May 26, 2021]
The Seattle Times - Seattle council poised to ban some school-year and post-pandemic evictions, guarantee lease renewals [May 25, 2021]
KIRO 7 TV - Seattle council may expand eviction defense [May 21, 2021]
The Seattle Channel - Councilmember Morales, Housing and Tenant Advocates Rally for Enhanced Eviction Protections [May 21, 2021]
The Stranger - Tammy Morales Proposes a COVID-19 Eviction Defense [May 21, 2021]
The Stranger - Tammy Morales Wants to Finally Close Seattle's Just Cause Loophole [May 12, 2021]
Letter - To King County Council re Transformative Tenant Protections [April 23, 2021]
South Seattle Emerald - Councilmember Morales unveils legislation to stop “discriminatory” loophole and prevent no-cause evictions [April 14, 2021]
The Appeal - Protecting Tenants from Eviction in Washington [April 1, 2021]
The Stranger - Low-Income Seattle Tenants Facing Eviction Will Receive Free Legal Representation [March 30, 2021]
The Urbanist - Stay Housed Campaign Launches with King County Tenants Rights Push [March 28, 2021]
Press Release - “Stay Housed, Stay Healthy” Campaign Launch [March 25, 2021]
Crosscut - King County courts continue ordering evictions, despite moratoriums [March 25, 2021]
Letter - To Seattle City Council re Right to Counsel legislation [March 19, 2021]
Crosscut - A Seattle tenant’s struggle to pay rent [March 17, 2021]
Seattle Times - Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan extends eviction moratorium [March 15, 2021]
Seattle P-I - Dozens of groups sign onto letter pushing to extend Seattle's eviction moratorium through 2021 [March 10, 2021]
The Urbanist - Coalition Urges Mayor to Extend the Eviction Moratorium [March 5, 2021]
Press release - 47 organizations call for extension of Seattle’s eviction moratorium through the end of 2021 [March 4, 2021]
Crosscut - Seattle and all of Washington must extend the eviction moratorium [March 3, 2021]
