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TexasTowelie

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Wed Dec 4, 2019, 05:12 AM Dec 2019

As landlords fight back, Spokane council delays vote on tenant protections

The Spokane City Council will delay voting on a set of proposed tenant protections until at least March.

Amid outcry from landlords, the council balked Monday on new laws that would force landlords to pay for tenant relocation when they substantially increase the rent, and cite a specific reason for an eviction.

The laws had been set to go to a vote on Dec. 9, but the council voted Monday afternoon to delay the vote until March 1.

Councilman Breean Beggs said the additional time will allow for another meeting to solicit input from landlords and tenants. Although there have been four public forums on the topic, Beggs said there were people who didn’t attend who have now come forward with specific proposals.

Read more: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2019/dec/02/as-landlords-fight-back-council-delays-vote-on-ten/

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As landlords fight back, Spokane council delays vote on tenant protections (Original Post) TexasTowelie Dec 2019 OP
I was a long-time resident of Spokane in my younger days. Love the springtime there, but the abqtommy Dec 2019 #1

abqtommy

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1. I was a long-time resident of Spokane in my younger days. Love the springtime there, but the
Wed Dec 4, 2019, 09:51 AM
Dec 2019

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