The City Council in Tacoma, WA has put two competing tenant-protection initiatives on this November's election ballot.
Appearing on the ballot will be a measure—put forward by a citizens' initiative that raised 7,000 signatures in a petition drive—which aims to enact a series of tenant-protection measure including several that already have been adopted in neighboring Seattle.
The citizens' initiative would require landlords to give six months' advance notice of rent increases and pay relocation assistance if tenants move out after certain rent increases; cap fees at $10; and limit evictions during the school year and winter months, according to a report in the Seattle Times.
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