Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda’s office says she’s working to see how the council could tighten up the original ordinance and fix the issue the court identified. Seattle Channel
After the courts nixed the Seattle City Council’s strongest post-moratorium protection for renters, the council is on the hunt for a workaround to keep tenants housed. But the clock is ticking. In less than a month, potentially tens of thousands of Seattle renters who fell behind on rent during the pandemic will no longer be able to use that financial hardship as a legal defense.
On Monday, the Washington State Court of Appeals struck down a key component of the protections for renters