WA Passes Foreclosure Prevention Bill as Statewide Foreclosure Rates Jump 54%
Bill Funds Legal Representation, Expands Mediation Program and Establishes New Funding Model to Help Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure OLYMPIA, WA – May 20, 2025 As foreclosure rates continue to climb nationwide and surge 54% in Washington state over the past year, Governor Bob Ferguson today signed into law E2SSB 5686, significantly expanding the Foreclosure Fairness Act […]
Mobile Home Tenants Win $5.5m in Historic Refunds from Mega-Park Owner
Jess* is 79 years old and lives on a fixed income of $1,500 a month. She owns her mobile home and does what she can to maintain it, but the rent she pays for her space in the manufactured home park has doubled over three years and now consumes almost half her income. At the […]
Deanna: Caught Between Two ‘Landlords’
When my dad was placed on hospice care, I found a house that would be suitable for myself, my dad, and my three stepchildren. I signed the lease, and we moved in. The owner of the house didn’t live in the area and had enlisted the next-door neighbor to serve as “the landlord.” While this […]
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Melena regains rental housing assistance
"In 2018, I followed a career prospect from Olympia to Pullman. I loved Olympia but was willing to take a chance on a different life in Pullman. My former partner and I started by living in employer-provided chefs’ housing as we cared for our two children together."
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Ginger: Cancer patient wins federal case against HOA for disability accommodation
"When my husband and I moved into a new condo in 2020, we had no idea what challenges we would soon face. We were familiar with the Everett area, had raised kids there, and loved to take drives around the county. We were settling into our new home when a breast cancer diagnosis flipped our world upside down. Already amid a global pandemic, it was hard to imagine facing any more challenges."
Isaiah: Unfairly blamed for pest infestation, Isaiah fights back
"I was charged by the housing authority for bedbugs. I paid, but – as it turns out – the entire building had been infested. I never thought I would be in a situation like this at all."