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Cancel Rent Calls Get Louder as Governor Inslee Extends Eviction Ban through December

On October 14th, Governor Jay Inslee issued another extension of his eviction moratorium and rent freeze through the end of the year and also...
Affordable City book cover with a headshot of Shane Phillips

Join Us for Affordable Housing Lunch and Learn with Shane Phillips on Thursday September...

Join Share The Cites and The Urbanist in welcoming Shane Phillips to a Seattle-centered discussion about his book The Affordable City this Thursday September 24th...

An Interview with Lonness Valenna, ‘Disgruntled Fairy Godmother of Housing’

Equality Coalition for Housing and Opportunity (ECHO) is co-hosting an 2SLLGBTQIA+ (Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual) conversation with Share The...

Apartment Production in Seattle On Track to Decline Sharply in 2020

Construction of new apartments has reached a five-year low in Seattle, according to data compiled by RentCafe. While it makes sense that construction would...
Governor Jay Inslee wears a mask at July 23rd press briefing. (Screen capture via TVW)

Governor Inslee Extends Eviction Moratorium to October 15th, Promises $100 Million in Rent Relief...

At a Thursday press conference on the state's Covid response, Washington Governor Jay Inslee announced he was extending the eviction moratorium and presumably the...

Governor Inslee Extends Rent Freeze and Eviction Moratorium, Queues Up Payroll Tax Debate

On Tuesday, Governor Jay Inslee did something that normally would have made big news if not for police riots and Mayoral abdication of responsibility...

Seattle Council Extends Eviction Moratorium Through December

Being evicted for nonpayment of rent won't really be a thing for Seattle tenants in 2020--at least if tenants assert the rights they won...
Governor Jay Inslee (Courtesy of Governor's Office)

Governor Inslee Freezes Rents and Extends Statewide Eviction Moratorium

Washington renters breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as Governor Jay Inslee announced a rent freeze lasting two months. The governor also extended the...