Housing

The City of Kirkland and King County are being sued over the county’s plan to convert a Kirkland hotel to a permanent supportive housing site for people experiencing long-term homelessness.

This is the second week of Washington's legislative session, and there's a lot going on in state politics. Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins joined KNKX Morning Edition host Kirsten Kendrick to explain it all, from the governor's controversial housing plan to a Republican proposal that would eliminate the gas tax for a year.

Seattle landlords must soon provide six months’ notice of rent hikes and, in some cases, pay tenants who move following a large rent increase. They are the latest in new landlord-tenant regulations including bans on some evictions and the right to a lawyer for low-income tenants facing eviction.

Some community college students struggle to pay for a place to live. It’s especially difficult because they’re often excluded from federally subsidized…

Residents of a Tacoma RV park say they’re fighting an order by their landlord to leave the property.People living at the River Lane RV Park, also known as…

A new report says rising housing costs have had particular impacts on King County's LGBTQ communities, and have left some people struggling to find social…

Years of rising rents and worsening homelessness have made housing a central topic in this year’s state legislative session.The issue has gained urgency,…

Some of the people displaced from the Tiki Apartments in Tacoma are headed back to their former home, the result of a deal between the landlord,…

Leaders in Tacoma are moving closer to passing a tenant-protection law designed to help renters weather upheavals in the city's housing market. The law,…

Four neighborhoods in Tacoma top a new list of the Seattle area's fastest-rising rents, according to a report that could intensify concerns about…