The Seattle City Council will vote on 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, which is led by Councilmember Kshama Sawant, earlier in May.
Council Bill 120046 would prohibit the eviction of children, their families and educators during the school year. According to a study cited in the bill text, 87.5% of evicted families with school-age children reported school performance suffered as a result of the eviction.
Sawant said the legislation also addressed a
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