Seattle Requires 6 Months' Notice For Rent Increases

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SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council on Monday overwhelmingly passed two pieces of legislation to boost tenant protections, including a new rule requiring landlords to provide at least six months' notice before increasing rent. A second bill requires landlords to pay low-income tenants the equivalent of three months' rent if they are forced to relocate due to price hikes of 10 percent or more.

Both bills were introduced by Councilmember Kshama Sawant, with the six-month rule passing 7-1 and the latter passing unanimously. Previously, Seattle law required landlords to provide 60 days' notice for rent hikes.

Today's victories demonstrate the growing momentum of our renters rights struggle," Sawant said in a statement Monday. "They are a huge step forward in our movement's demand for a full Renters' Bill of Rights."

Sawant's office pointed to data from ApartmentList, showing Seattle landlords raised rents by more than 25 percent since January, with medical rent prices soaring to $1,847 a month, and have surpassed their pre-pandemic levels.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/seattle-requires-6-months-notice-for-rent-increases/ar-AAOVHQI

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1. meanwhile the tenants do $50K worth of damage in 6 months, or even in 2 nt

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2. "to pay low-income tenants the equivalent of three months' rent"

The "law of unintended consequences" means it will likely be harder for low-income people to get apartments.