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Rent increases allowed under Washington’s new eviction moratorium
Gov. Jay Inslee has released the details of his new eviction moratorium that lasts until Sept. 30. The new rules, which took effect at midnight Wednesday, protect indebted renters from eviction for nonpayment of rent accrued between Feb. 29 2020 and July 31, 2021, on the condition that they apply for rent assistance. Beginning Aug. 1, tenants are expected to pay in full, unless their application is still being processed or the county where they live is delayed in distributing rent assistance dollars. Continue reading at The Olympian.
Move-in day nears as homeless get tiny houses of their own
Smith Avenue’s new shelter community of tiny homes will welcome its first residents next week. On the same day, the city’s controversial “no-sit, no-lie” ordinance will officially take effect. More than 60 people are already on the wait list. The site, behind the Everett Gospel Mission’s shelter on Smith Avenue, can house up to 30 people. Continue reading at The Everett Herald. (Katie Hayes)
Child care centers struggle to rebound despite Washington reopening
Many child care centers in Washington are not prepared to operate at pre-pandemic levels even if they are allowed to, as they struggle to meet the demand from families. Gov. Jay Inslee’s lifting of all pandemic restrictions in the state on Wednesday applies to child and daycare centers that can now operate at full capacity. But many centers, like Hilltop Children Center in Seattle, said they won’t be ready to fully open until fall. Continue reading at KING 5.
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