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First, Seattle social housing proponents will need to demonstrate they can operate rental housing based on the myriad local landlord-tenant regulations that’ve been pushed through with no housing provider input. Will Urbanist write about pervasive operational issues?
www.nmhc.org/news/press-r...
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Regulation Increases Rent Costs, New Study Finds
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August 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
First, Seattle social housing proponents will need to demonstrate they can operate rental housing based on the myriad local landlord-tenant regulations that’ve been pushed through with no housing provider input. Will Urbanist write about pervasive operational issues?
www.nmhc.org/news/press-r...
www.nmhc.org/news/press-r...
Maybe do a Find It Fix It report?
June 4, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Maybe do a Find It Fix It report?
It's a decent article but leaves out impacts of Seattle's onslaught of "renter protection" laws. Thousands of units lost & far greater barriers to access & afford what's left, while the laws advantage high income renters. Small landlords can't take chances on "imperfect" tenants anymore.
March 31, 2025 at 10:02 PM
It's a decent article but leaves out impacts of Seattle's onslaught of "renter protection" laws. Thousands of units lost & far greater barriers to access & afford what's left, while the laws advantage high income renters. Small landlords can't take chances on "imperfect" tenants anymore.
I think it was Kettle, in his EPA comments, who said building housing like that in an industrial area "hints they are almost aligned with the Trump administration." But agreed, Strauss came off very poorly.
March 19, 2025 at 2:28 AM
I think it was Kettle, in his EPA comments, who said building housing like that in an industrial area "hints they are almost aligned with the Trump administration." But agreed, Strauss came off very poorly.
It would be great if Tech 4 Housing opened minds to the significant loss of missing middle rentals in Seattle, which is unfortunately linked to flawed city regulations. Fixing that = more abundant, diverse, locally owned rental housing.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:45 AM
It would be great if Tech 4 Housing opened minds to the significant loss of missing middle rentals in Seattle, which is unfortunately linked to flawed city regulations. Fixing that = more abundant, diverse, locally owned rental housing.
www.seattlegrassrootslandlords.org
www.seattlegrassrootslandlords.org
Lots of small property owners in Seattle have stopped offering rental housing. Missing middle rentals are way fewer than they used to be. Fewer options & stricter criteria isn't working out well. But Reed rolls eyes when the topic comes up.
February 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
Lots of small property owners in Seattle have stopped offering rental housing. Missing middle rentals are way fewer than they used to be. Fewer options & stricter criteria isn't working out well. But Reed rolls eyes when the topic comes up.
I’m a small landlord in your district and you come across as very polarizing and dismissive. :(
February 5, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I’m a small landlord in your district and you come across as very polarizing and dismissive. :(
Seattle auditor confirmed via 2023 survey that regulations are the main cause of loss of rental registrations. But at constituent events, your eyes consistently glaze over when small landlords try to broach the topic. Please support missing middle rental ownership/operations.
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SGL Spotlight - Seattle’s Scarcity of Small Rental Housing is Self-Inflicted - June 2024.pdf
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January 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Seattle auditor confirmed via 2023 survey that regulations are the main cause of loss of rental registrations. But at constituent events, your eyes consistently glaze over when small landlords try to broach the topic. Please support missing middle rental ownership/operations.
tinyurl.com/5dmpks2t
tinyurl.com/5dmpks2t
As a small landlord in the 36th, it's disappointing to have our reps tone deaf and dismissive, not working alongside housing providers to develop balanced policy. Seattle has great losses of missing middle rentals. Don't replicate that at state level.
January 15, 2025 at 7:23 PM
As a small landlord in the 36th, it's disappointing to have our reps tone deaf and dismissive, not working alongside housing providers to develop balanced policy. Seattle has great losses of missing middle rentals. Don't replicate that at state level.
Well, that comment got me blocked. So much for discussing housing issues.
December 12, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Well, that comment got me blocked. So much for discussing housing issues.
Another lever is to reform municipal “renter protections,” which have so many flaws exacerbating rental housing scarcity, affordability, diversity, safety, etc.
December 12, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Another lever is to reform municipal “renter protections,” which have so many flaws exacerbating rental housing scarcity, affordability, diversity, safety, etc.
It'll be interesting to see if this ballot item finally brings forward discussion/accountability from staunch proponents of Seattle's fraught "renter protection" laws -- one & the same folx as those driving social housing. It's had deep impacts on rental affordability, accessibility, safety, etc.
December 12, 2024 at 7:20 PM
It'll be interesting to see if this ballot item finally brings forward discussion/accountability from staunch proponents of Seattle's fraught "renter protection" laws -- one & the same folx as those driving social housing. It's had deep impacts on rental affordability, accessibility, safety, etc.
So many affordable housing operators are struggling in Seattle's new regulatory world. So many small landlords have stopped operating rentals. And no one in the social housing advocacy world will talk about operational realities. Maybe you could report on that?
December 5, 2024 at 3:42 AM
So many affordable housing operators are struggling in Seattle's new regulatory world. So many small landlords have stopped operating rentals. And no one in the social housing advocacy world will talk about operational realities. Maybe you could report on that?
As a small LL, my biggest question is how operationally viable is the "social housing" concept in Seattle, given it was cooked up by the same renters' rights advocates who have pushed through such untenable municipal regulations over the past decade? Will they be exempting themselves?
December 5, 2024 at 3:39 AM
As a small LL, my biggest question is how operationally viable is the "social housing" concept in Seattle, given it was cooked up by the same renters' rights advocates who have pushed through such untenable municipal regulations over the past decade? Will they be exempting themselves?
Unfortunately, Morales' rigidly myopic legislative work & policy positions (along w/ Sawant/Herbold/Mosqueda/Gonzalez/O'Brien/Lewis/etc) have contributed greatly to loss of rental housing diversity, affordability, accessibility, and safety. Hopefully council will begin to address this in 2025.
December 5, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Unfortunately, Morales' rigidly myopic legislative work & policy positions (along w/ Sawant/Herbold/Mosqueda/Gonzalez/O'Brien/Lewis/etc) have contributed greatly to loss of rental housing diversity, affordability, accessibility, and safety. Hopefully council will begin to address this in 2025.
Her list of complaints is sad. Central staff under previous iterations of council was anything but “objective” or “non-partisan.” Surprising to see Morales bail, but she has such fervent blinders on, she apparently boxed herself into unbearable dysfunction.
December 4, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Her list of complaints is sad. Central staff under previous iterations of council was anything but “objective” or “non-partisan.” Surprising to see Morales bail, but she has such fervent blinders on, she apparently boxed herself into unbearable dysfunction.
Makes sense. Seemed duplicative with the Renters Commission, which they will be reinvigorating in the coming months. It'll be really healthy for Seattle if rental regulations start to be addressed in a more holistic way, which CM Moore is leading via her Housing committee.
November 14, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Makes sense. Seemed duplicative with the Renters Commission, which they will be reinvigorating in the coming months. It'll be really healthy for Seattle if rental regulations start to be addressed in a more holistic way, which CM Moore is leading via her Housing committee.
I think Teresa Mosqueda took her magic tool with her. That was the only time I remember having an inkling what was happening, but even then it was last-minute and tricky.
It has always felt like council is set up to pass detailed/timely info mainly to funded activist groups and political allies.
It has always felt like council is set up to pass detailed/timely info mainly to funded activist groups and political allies.
November 12, 2024 at 5:04 AM
I think Teresa Mosqueda took her magic tool with her. That was the only time I remember having an inkling what was happening, but even then it was last-minute and tricky.
It has always felt like council is set up to pass detailed/timely info mainly to funded activist groups and political allies.
It has always felt like council is set up to pass detailed/timely info mainly to funded activist groups and political allies.
It's buried on City Clerk web site, just published this afternoon, for issues they'll be voting on Wednesday, I think?
Look for 11/13/24 Select Budget Committee -- Agenda & Packet links (big docs!).
Mostly only in-the-know activist groups are able to keep up.
seattle.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Look for 11/13/24 Select Budget Committee -- Agenda & Packet links (big docs!).
Mostly only in-the-know activist groups are able to keep up.
seattle.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
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November 12, 2024 at 4:50 AM
It's buried on City Clerk web site, just published this afternoon, for issues they'll be voting on Wednesday, I think?
Look for 11/13/24 Select Budget Committee -- Agenda & Packet links (big docs!).
Mostly only in-the-know activist groups are able to keep up.
seattle.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Look for 11/13/24 Select Budget Committee -- Agenda & Packet links (big docs!).
Mostly only in-the-know activist groups are able to keep up.
seattle.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
I'm glad to be here (and wasn't going to say anything, but since you broached it) ... I agree it's quite an echo chamber thus far. As far as Seattle issues go, it seems the same passionate, selective people/groups that aren't reflective of the broad community. It'd be nice to have fuller dialogue.
November 12, 2024 at 4:45 AM
I'm glad to be here (and wasn't going to say anything, but since you broached it) ... I agree it's quite an echo chamber thus far. As far as Seattle issues go, it seems the same passionate, selective people/groups that aren't reflective of the broad community. It'd be nice to have fuller dialogue.
Clear signage and safe access for deliveries, ride shares, maintenance, and other vehicle activity that will still happen in close proximity, so drivers don't 'temporarily' cut in to the pedestrian zone b/c there aren't clear options.
November 12, 2024 at 3:07 AM
Clear signage and safe access for deliveries, ride shares, maintenance, and other vehicle activity that will still happen in close proximity, so drivers don't 'temporarily' cut in to the pedestrian zone b/c there aren't clear options.
Do you know of missing middle advocates in Seattle area willing to engage in conversation beyond zoning & bldg codes? New rental regs have sprung up as a significant barrier. Seattle lost thousands of small rental registrations & recovery is fairly stagnant.
www.seattlegrassrootslandlords.org/home
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Seattle Grassroots Landlords is a network of local, independent, small-scale housing providers working to support each other and to prevent the ongoing depletion of diverse rental housing options thro...
www.seattlegrassrootslandlords.org
November 12, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Do you know of missing middle advocates in Seattle area willing to engage in conversation beyond zoning & bldg codes? New rental regs have sprung up as a significant barrier. Seattle lost thousands of small rental registrations & recovery is fairly stagnant.
www.seattlegrassrootslandlords.org/home
www.seattlegrassrootslandlords.org/home
Unfortunately, it's 2015 humor. We're heading into 2025.
Time to move past overly simplistic 'jokes' that demonize/polarize and deflect from the challenging nuances we need to work together on.
www.kuow.org/stories/seat...
Time to move past overly simplistic 'jokes' that demonize/polarize and deflect from the challenging nuances we need to work together on.
www.kuow.org/stories/seat...
Near 'the breaking point': Seattle affordable housing providers face operating troubles as mental health crisis grows
Affordable housing providers and small-scale landlords in Seattle say a rise in mental health crises and substance abuse is impacting their ability to provide safe housing. They’re calling on the city...
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November 11, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Unfortunately, it's 2015 humor. We're heading into 2025.
Time to move past overly simplistic 'jokes' that demonize/polarize and deflect from the challenging nuances we need to work together on.
www.kuow.org/stories/seat...
Time to move past overly simplistic 'jokes' that demonize/polarize and deflect from the challenging nuances we need to work together on.
www.kuow.org/stories/seat...
His humor is binary, stuck-in-the-past vitriol, flattening issues beyond meaning. Blue cities can't move forward if this is what's getting laughs.
(But what do I know, the one time I tried talking to him in person in Ballard, he ran away then made fun of me online for being a middle-aged woman.)
(But what do I know, the one time I tried talking to him in person in Ballard, he ran away then made fun of me online for being a middle-aged woman.)
November 11, 2024 at 7:23 PM
His humor is binary, stuck-in-the-past vitriol, flattening issues beyond meaning. Blue cities can't move forward if this is what's getting laughs.
(But what do I know, the one time I tried talking to him in person in Ballard, he ran away then made fun of me online for being a middle-aged woman.)
(But what do I know, the one time I tried talking to him in person in Ballard, he ran away then made fun of me online for being a middle-aged woman.)