Seattle Goes Wild With Restrictions on Owner Rights

Seattle’s City Council has passed the following new ordinances.

*If tenants do not pay rent, landlords cannot initiate evictions during the school if students or educators live in the home.

*Landlords are required to offer new leases to tenants before their existing lease expires and before seeking a new tenant.

*Finally, a third ordinance passed earlier this month allows a COVID-19 defense against eviction if tenants have a large unpaid rent debt incurred during the pandemic. 

Read more in the Rental Housing Journal.