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@Account Closed I think the government needs to provide more incentives to real estate investors instead of free handouts. Social programs don't work. The only thing that will really solve this problem is increasing the supply of units to meet the demand. Investors won't build units unless it is profitable to do so.
Be careful what you wish for:
Seattle has a lot of goverment help in real estate: Now landlords can't evict
San Francisco has a lot of goverment help in real estate: Now landlords can't evict
Portland has a lot of goverment help in real estate: Now landlords can't evict
LA has a lot of goverment help in real estate: Now landlords can't evict
Chicago has a lot of goverment help in real estate: Now landlords can't evict
New York has a lot of goverment help in real estate: Now landlords can't evict
Balitmore has a lot of goverment help in real estate: Now landlords can't evict
Are you seeing a trend here?
I have rental property in Seattle and you absolutely can evict a tenant for failure to pay rent or for being habitually late with rent. To say a landlord can’t evict is nonsense.
@Albert Hasson: Apparently you don't know the laws in Seattle, let me help
I'd give more laws than the ones below, but do your own research
(I was born and raised in Seattle and sold all of our properties and left because of things like this. )
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Just Cause and Limitations on Tenant Displacement
Tenant displacement is limited in several circumstances. Please refer to the specific sections of the code for specific details and exceptions. They include:
- 1. A tenant having to vacate the housing unit six months during or after the termination of the moratorium due to financial hardship resulting in non-payment of rent (SMC 22.205.090)
- 2. A tenant having to vacate the housing unit during the school year and is a student or school employee. (SMC 22.205.110)
- 3. A low to moderate income tenant who would need to leave between December 1st and March 1st if the owner owns 4 or more housing units (SMC 22.205.080)
22.205.080 - Defense related to certain evictions that would result in vacating between December 1 and March 1
https://library.municode.com/w...
22.205.100 - Defense related to financial hardship
22.205.110 - Defense related to certain vacating during school year
I was born and raised in Seattle myself and I stand by my statement.
You absolutely can evict a tenants for a multitude of reasons including non payment of rent and habitually late rent. Yes there are some stipulations in the Seattle landlord laws that favor the tenant but there are thousands of successful landlords including myself that navigate the laws very successfully and love the property appreciation that comes in a city that is a highly desirable place to live.