Mayor Durkan extends Seattle eviction moratorium into January 2022
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Tuesday that she will be extending the city’s eviction moratorium through Jan. 15, 2022.
The city-level moratorium on residential and commercial evictions was initially set to expire on Sept. 30. A statewide moratorium expired at the end of July, while a “bridge” period for renters and landlords will come to a close at the end of the month.
“While we face the unexpected rise of the Delta variant, this next extension will ensure every level of government can provide rental assistance and housing support to tenants and landlords, which is critical to stabilizing the community as we reopen and recover,” Durkan said in a news release.
This marks the sixth time that Durkan has extended the city’s eviction moratorium. Once it finally does expire, a new ordinance will take effect, opening up a six-month window for tenants to “claim a defense against eviction for non-payment of rent if they can demonstrate financial hardships due to COVID-19.”
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