Evictions cases continue to rise in King County, even as rents stay relatively flat
Eviction cases hit an all time high in King County last year. It’s the latest data point in an ongoing trend. Since the Covid era eviction moratorium ended in 2022, the number of people facing eviction proceedings has risen every year.
This is happening even as rents have remained relatively flat.
Hanging over all of this is budget tightening in Olympia state lawmakers are planning a multi million dollar cut to legal assistance for tenants.
Are we at a crisis point when it comes to the number of evictions in our state?
Links:
Seattle Times: King County, WA eviction levels hit an all-time high, again
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Alexis Weisend, real estate reporter at the Seattle Times
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Libby Denkmann
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Hans Anderson is a producer on KUOW’s Soundside, where he covers a diverse range of topics from conflicts over how to use busy streets to how the open spaces of the Palouse inspire modern musical compositions. He primarily produces segments about politics, arts and transportation.
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