Legislation
Back to News Center “ADUs alone cannot fully address a host of housing-related challenges,” wrote a researcher from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, but she found they can be “an important part of meaningful comprehensive efforts to address them.” In a report published late last year, Ellie Sheild,…
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Back to News Center Issues & Impacts is a quarterly publication produced by Seattle King County REALTORS® to inform members about current issues and successes within the Government Affairs Department. In This Issue: Seattle Councilmember Sawant’s Rent Control Bill Dies Seattle Councilmember Lewis Slows Commercial Lease Legislation Tukwila Approves Annexation…
Read More Back to News Center In July, SKCR helped squash rent control legislation sponsored by outgoing Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant by a 6-2 margin. Because Washington State prohibits any regulation of the amount of rent a landlord can charge, the ordinance would go into effect only if the state prohibition…
Read More Back to News Center In late August, Councilmember Lewis introduced legislation that would impose significant limits on personal guarantees and security deposits associated with commercial lease agreements. While the bill applied only to commercial property, SKCR viewed it as an opener to commercial rent control and a reduction in property…
Read More Back to News Center Following a failed attempt in June to align the city with state law (recently passed with bipartisan support) prohibiting illegal drug possession and use in public and enabling the city attorney to prosecute violations as gross misdemeanors, the Seattle City Council has passed an ordinance by…
Read More Back to News Center Woodinville The City of Woodinville is contemplating amendments to its sign code that would affect real estate signage. A staff draft would sharply limit the use of open house A-Boards from the current allowance of six down to one. It is early in the process, and…
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Back to News Center Issues & Impacts is a quarterly publication produced by Seattle King County REALTORS® to inform members about current issues and successes within the Government Affairs Department. In This Issue: 29th Housing Issues Briefing Report Seattle Rent Control Proposal Normandy Park Electronic Inspection Requests Kent Adopts Code…
Read More Back to News Center Outgoing Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant has introduced legislation that would establish rent control in Seattle. Because Washington State prohibits any regulation of the amount of rent a landlord can charge, the ordinance would go into effect only if the state prohibition were repealed. If that…
Read More Back to News Center Even though the City of Kent was one of the first jurisdictions in Washington state to allow Accessory Dwelling Units in 1995, during the last two decades fewer than 30 Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) were built in the City of Kent. An Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU)…
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Back to News Center For over 50 years, the REALTOR® Association has been one of the strongest and most successful advocacy organizations in the nation. Our success comes from the broad-based constituency we represent and from individual REALTORS® involved in their communities: REALTORS® like you! REALTORS® recognize that as an…
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