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Today the Seattle City Council Will Decide Whether Tenants Facing Eviction Deserve Attorneys


by Nathalie Graham

Mar 15, 2021 at 9:18 am
The eviction tsunami is coming. ABLOKHIN / GETTYIMAGES.COM
As the end of Washington s eviction moratorium approaches, state lawmakers hope to stem the tide of a potential tsunami of evictions with a bill that would establish a right to counsel for tenants facing eviction statewide.
That s great! But it s not as great as it could be. The state bill, sponsored by Sen. Patty Kuderer, would only provide lawyers for people making less than 200% of the federal poverty level, or around $53,000 for a family of four. Since landlords evict most people for non-payment of rent, that provision amounts to a pretty unnecessary means test. More worrisome is the fact that the bill wouldn t go into effect until next year, and that s assuming it passes the notoriously creaky Legislature in the first place. January of 2022 comes well after the state s eviction moratorium is scheduled to lif ....

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