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    Housing
    Doug Chua, Adieu’s founder (left) and Jan Hromada, Adieu’s head of design (right).
    Could Accessory Dwelling Units (aka ADUs) be the...
    By Adieu • April 17, 2023 6:00 am

    Residential housing options provide additional living space where and how you need it

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    Photo by Melissa Hellmann                                 Christy X lives in a tent inside her apartment because she says that pests make the unit uninhabitable.
    Does Mary’s Place Work With Known Slum Landlords?
    By Melissa Hellmann • February 26, 2019 5:00 pm

    A Coniston Arms tenant says she was recommended to live in uninhabitable conditions.

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    South King County Coalition Targets Affordable Housing
    South King County Coalition Targets Affordable Housing
    By Aaron Kunkler • January 18, 2019 5:20 pm

    Rent and housing increases have hit south end communities particularly hard.

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    Seattle Set to Propose Eviction Reform
    Seattle Set to Propose Eviction Reform
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 16, 2019 1:30 am

    A forthcoming resolution follows the recommendations from a 2018 report.

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    King County Considers Building 44,000 Affordable Housing Units By 2024
    King County Considers Building 44,000 Affordable Housing Units...
    By Aaron Kunkler • January 9, 2019 1:30 am

    A report on housing released in December was accepted by the King County Council on Monday.

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    George Bakan, Seattle Gay News publisher and community activist, sits outside of his Capitol Hill office on Oct. 26. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    LGBTQ Elders Dream of Aging Among Friends
    By Melissa Hellmann • October 31, 2018 1:30 am

    Critics say the city continues to pass over seniors’ need for services.

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    King County Executive Dow Constantine addresses One Table members at the group’s Aug. 3 meeting at Seattle City Hall. Photo by Josh Kelety
    One Table Has No Clear Game Plan for...
    By Josh Kelety • August 7, 2018 12:30 pm

    Seattle and King County’s joint task force to address the crisis still only has vague strategies.

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    After Seattle’s controversial employee head tax was repealed, King County Executive Dow Constantine wants to bond against existing tax revenues to generate $100 million for affordable housing. Photo by Joe Mabel/Wikipedia Commons
    County Executive Proposes $100 Million Affordable Housing Bond
    By Josh Kelety • June 21, 2018 11:50 am

    The money was already coming, but Constantine wants to speed up the process.

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    As the executive director of the Tenants Union of Washington State, Violet Lavatai (left) believes that YIMBY policies 
do not actually help the communities most in need of housing. Photo courtesy Tenants Union of Washington State
    The Growing Power of Seattle YIMBYs
    By Toshio Meronek • June 20, 2018 1:30 am

    The tech-funded “Yes in My Backyard” movement thinks the housing crisis can be solved by rapid development, but does it only benefit those at the top?

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    The Firs Homeowners Association celebrate outside of the Maleng Regional Justice Center after a ruling that buys them more time in their homes on June 7, 2018. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    SeaTac Mobile Home Owners Granted Stay From Eviction
    By Melissa Hellmann • June 8, 2018 3:25 pm

    The ruling allows about 200 residents more time in their homes, as they attempt to acquire the property.

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    Most of the tenants at show cause hearings have fallen behind on rent, said Housing Justice Project Managing Attorney Edmund Witter. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    The Last Stop Before Homelessness
    By Melissa Hellmann • May 23, 2018 1:30 am

    How the odds are stacked against low-income tenants in the County’s eviction court system.

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    Transit-oriented development near the Othello Station in Southeast Seattle. Photo by SounderBruce/Wikipedia Commons
    Sound Transit Plans to Facilitate Affordable Housing Near...
    By Josh Kelety • May 1, 2018 7:00 am

    The agency sets aside land in hopes of making transit more equitable.

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    King County Council Passes Renter Protections Bill
    King County Council Passes Renter Protections Bill
    By Josh Kelety • April 18, 2018 7:30 am

    The legislation is intended to prevent landlords from discriminating based on the source of a prospective tenant’s income.

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    Kurt Niklas shows some of the belongings in his Cate Apartments unit operated by the Low Income Housing Institute. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    Forfeiting Rights: Mutual Termination Agreements Gone Wrong
    By Melissa Hellmann • April 7, 2018 8:00 am

    Tenants’ rights advocates say landlords are using the contracts to exploit and expel vulnerable residents.

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    In this October 2017 photo, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson described how his office had sued Trump 19 times that year. Photo by Nicole Jennings
    Veterans Seeking Housing Turned Away
    By Melissa Hellmann • March 1, 2018 10:25 am

    The State Attorney General discovered ten companies that refused vets with federal housing vouchers.

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    The Fair Chance Housing Law bars landlords from using criminal records to deny an applicant. Photo by Ken Ratcliff/Flickr
    Fair Chance Housing Law Offers Renewed Hope to...
    By Melissa Hellmann • February 22, 2018 10:00 am

    The new ordinance bars landlords from denying applicants with criminal records.

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    Ty Nolan, 65, speaks at Tuesday’s visioning workshop on the city’s first LGBTQ-affirming senior housing project. Photo by Alex Garland
    LGBTQ Seniors Seek Community in Capitol Hill
    By Melissa Hellmann • December 20, 2017 3:30 pm

    Community members shared their vision of the city’s first LGBTQ-affirming senior housing project at Tuesday’s workshop.

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    Under Threat From Development, Residents of a Mobile Home Park Fight to Stay
    Under Threat From Development, Residents of a Mobile...
    By Melissa Hellmann • October 31, 2017 1:30 am

    Around 200 residents face eviction and an unforgiving King County housing market.

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    Cary Moon. Photo by Alex Garland
    Cary Moon Wants to Crack Down on Real-Estate...
    By Sara Bernard • October 18, 2017 1:30 am

    Experts are split on whether non-resident buyers are hurting Seattle’s affordability.

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    A hearing July 13, 2017 hearing on Fair Chance Housing legislation drew many supporters and more than a few critics. Photo by Alex Bergstrom/Columbia Legal Services
    Should Landlords Be Allowed to Discriminate Against Former...
    By Casey Jaywork • July 17, 2017 6:30 am

    A Seattle bill would prohibit blanket-exclusions of former prisoners, and may prohibit criminal background checks by landlords on prospective tenants.

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