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