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Ninth Circuit ruling on Seattle “Fair Chance Housing” ordinance

On March 22, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Housing, Legal

Yesterday the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals published its ruling on an appeal of a lower court ruling that upheld Seattle’s “Fair Chance Housing” ordinance. The ordinance prohibits landlords from looking at a prospective tenant’s criminal record and from taking adverse action against a prospective tenant (such as denying tenancy) …

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Analysis of Seattle market-rate housing supply and needs

On March 2, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Housing

In 2020 the City of Seattle hired an outside consultant to perform analysis of Seattle’s market rate housing supply and needs. The report was published the following year.

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Seattle Tree Canopy Assessment

On March 2, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Environment, Housing

The City of Seattle’s Office of Sustainability and the Environment recently released a study of the city’s tree canopy that it commissioned.

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New report on housing affordability crisis in Washington State

On January 5, 2023 By Kevin Schofield In Housing, NGO reports

The advocacy group Challenge Seattle has release a 125-page report analyzing the housing affordability crisis in our state. I hope you found this article valuable. If you did, please take a moment to make a contribution to support my ongoing work. Thanks!

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Seattle apartment rents and vacancies

On December 20, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Housing

For several years Apartmentlist.com has tracked rent prices in dozens of cities, counties and states across the U.S. They are one of the more credible sources of rental data because of their methodology, which goes beyond just listing prices for available apartments (a small subset of all apartments, but the …

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New legal challenge to MHA program

On December 14, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Housing, Legal

Today a Seattle homeowner filed a lawsuit in U.S. District court challenging the constitutionality of Seattle’s MHA program. She alleges that the MHA program requirements are an impact fee that are not proportional to the impact her proposed project would have. I hope you found this article valuable. If you …

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Seattle 2024 Comprehensive Plan EIS Scoping Report

On December 2, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Comprehensive Plan, Housing

Last month the Seattle Office of Planning and Community Development released its “scoping report” for the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) it must prepare in advance of the city’s 2024 update to its Comprehensive Plan. The scoping report lists the potential significant changes in the Plan (from the current version) that …

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City Council briefing on I-135

On September 11, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In election, Housing

On Tuesday the Seattle City Council will consider its options on Initiative 135, which would create a new “social housing” public development authority. On Monday, the Council will hear a presentation on the initiative and review its three options: vote I-135 into law, removing the need for a special election; …

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Seattle Comprehensive Plan docketing memo

On July 25, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Housing, Zoning

In between major updates to the city’s Comprehensive Plan, the city is allowed to make minor updates once a year. The city’s normal process is to gather proposed updates the summer before from members of the public and from government agencies and departments, and then the City Council reviews and …

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Bosa development agreement for Civic Square

On July 22, 2022 By Kevin Schofield In Housing, Legal

With the news from developer Bosa this morning that it is delaying construction on its construction project in the apparently cursed “pit from hell” lot across the street from City Hall, here is the purchase and development agreement that Bosa signed with the City of Seattle in 2017 to buy …

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