The Seattle City Council approved a package of bills Monday afternoon meant to expand tenant protections as both the city and statewide eviction moratoriums are set to expire at the end of June.
The set of three tenant-rights bills were passed out out the Sustainability & Renters’ Rights committee, led by Councilmember Kshama Sawant, earlier in May. Each of the bills were sponsored or co-sponsored by Sawant, who called the passage of the bills a victory for the tenants’ rights movement.
“Today’s bills put people before profits. They put the rights of renters above the interests of corporate landlords. They prioritize housing stability instead of racist gentrification,” Sawant said in
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