Seattle passes tenant protections as eviction moratorium end nears

Published June 9, 2021 12:30pm ET



The Seattle City Council has passed some of the strictest tenant protections to date, weeks before Washington’s eviction moratorium is set to end.

The new protections stem from three bills passed by the nine-member council on Monday afternoon by a vote of 7-2 for each bill. Seattle City Council members Debora Juarez and Alex Pedersen were the lone “no” votes on the three bills.

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