Years ago, Miriram Barnett, the interim CEO of YWCA Pierce County, dreamed about turning an empty parking lot into beautiful, affordable housing.
Her dream came true with the Dorothy Height apartments. The building, which opened in 2021, serves people who were homeless, as well as domestic violence survivors.
But now, the building has put a financial strain on the nonprofit. Barnett attributes the strain to Tacoma’s Landlord Fairness Code…