Seattle landlord says more tenants than ever are skipping rent
The landlord claimed that as many as 10% of his hundreds of tenants are past due on rent. Author: Sebastian Robertson (KING5) Updated: 7:17 AM PDT July 8, 2021
SEATTLE Seattle landlord Carl Haglund said more tenants than ever are skipping rent and he claims pandemic-era protections are to blame.
“The challenge is during this COVID moratorium, the city has passed new legislation which makes it more onerous or more difficult for us to successfully evict the tenants and it’s made it extremely expensive,” said Haglund.
As an example, Haglund pointed to one tenant in particular, who KING 5 is not naming, who allegedly hasn t cleaned up after his pets in months. The tenant is also behind on payments, according to Haglund. The landlord claimed that as many as 10% of his hundreds of tenants are past due on rent.