A blistering new report and a loud tenant march have put the Seattle Housing Authority directly under the microscope. At Rainier Vista in Columbia City this week, tenants and supporters marched through the complex to hand over what they described as thousands of unfinished work orders and to demand faster repairs and clearer accountability. Residents talked about mold, persistent leaks, pests and repairs that languished for years, turning a long running dispute over SHA maintenance into a very public fight over whether public housing is truly safe and livable.
Got Green’s findings
Got Green’s report, released this week, sketches out widespread problems across SHA properties and a sizable backlog of repairs. According to The Urbanist, inspection records show that 95% of units inspected between 2022 and 2023 had unaddressed maintenance issues, and 61% were flagged for health and safety concerns. The report says 3,372 of SHA’s roughly 8,777 households have repair requests that remain incomplete and that many of those requests have been waiting 100 days or more. Got Green…..