District 4 Renters' Council

09/09/2020

03/05/2019

If you're a renter, it's time to make sure you speak up for common sense eviction reform and tenant protections! Use the action link from Washington Low Income Housing Alliance to help keep HB 1453 and 1656 alive. HB 1453: Tenants should be accountable for paying the rent, but beginning eviction proceedings after 14 days (instead of the current shortest-in-the-nation 3 days) allows for another pay day or to cobble together funds from rental assistance programs or family & friends. HB 1656: Landlords will have to provide a legitimate business reason to make someone move when the lease ends or allow the tenancy to continue month to month.
P.S. You know who has a loud voice in Olympia? Landlords. You know what to do. https://housingalliance.salsalabs.org/20190204Evictionreformaction/index.html?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=2e4b6397-8851-4c5e-ab27-18c20265a3ef

01/30/2019

Senator Darneille (27th District) and Senator Conway (29th District) have signed on to support Senate Bill 5600 which enacts meaningful and necessary tenant protections by reforming the eviction process in Washington state. This is excellent news, and we want to thank them for their support! They ar...

08/12/2018

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03/13/2018

Eviction is one of the leading causes of homelessness and disproportionately impacts women. All too often, an emergency such as temporary job loss, death in the family, or medical emergency create situations where tenants are short on rent, but the rigidity in our laws create situations where landlo...

01/10/2018

01/08/2018

04/05/2017

Seattle Renters: let your voice be heard! The City of Seattle is now accepting applications from residents who are interested in joining the newly established Seattle Renters' Commission. Apply by May 1 at 5pm. More info at http://www.seattle.gov/council/issues/renters-commission.

01/27/2017

Seattle Public Utilities wants to hear from you. What services are most important to you? How do you want to see your utility dollars invested?

There's an upcoming meeting at Asian Counseling and Referral Service (ACRS) on February 11 from 10:30am-12:30pm. Food and translations services will be provided.

Check out their survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GSJLGL8

01/16/2017

London-based startup RentersUnion has created what it's hoping will be a socially useful chatbot, pitching their web-based bot as a robot replacement for..

01/11/2017

The perspective of renters is often ignored in neighborhood decision-making. Here are some ideas for how to change that.

12/21/2016

On Monday, February 6, 2017 at 8.00 a.m. Pacific Time, Seattle Housing Authority (SHA) will open a lottery for places on a new waitlist for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program, formerly known as Section 8. These vouchers provide rental assistance for people with low incomes to rent homes owned…

12/14/2016

Free Tenants Rights Workshops are now happening at the TU office every other Friday afternoon. Check out the flyer for more information.

12/13/2016

The next time you move into a new apartment in Seattle, your landlord may be required to allow you to pay your security deposit, fees, and last month's rent over the course of a payment plan.

12/03/2016

Get your democracy vouchers!

Last year we voted to create a new public financing system where all Seattle voters can get $100 worth of democracy vouchers that they can then give to the candidates of their choice.

Let's make sure renters know about the vouchers and participate.

Apply yourself and then help spread the word that you can apply now!!

Apply now to the Democracy Voucher Program

11/23/2016

Over the objections of landlords who claim Seattle is burdening them with overregulation, a majority of the Seattle City Council sided with renters today and voted in favor of a proposal to limit move-in fees. The bill, sponsored by Council Member Kshama Sawant and delayed by other council members l...

11/15/2016

Come now to the awesome Solid Ground workshop at the U District Library!

7:45 pm @ Chaco Canyon for meeting