Tacoma’s Safe Homes for All initiative would expand tenant protections, increase penalties for rental-law violations, and establish additional licensing and enforcement requirements. The proposal appeared on the Nov. 3 ballot as Initiative Measure No. 1, building on tenant protections voters approved in 2023.
The initiative led in early election returns Tuesday night, with 59.48% voting in favor and 40.52% opposed as of 8:20 p.m., The Tacoma News Tribune reported.
Former Burien Mayor Kevin Schilling, now government affairs director for the Rental Housing Association of Washington, challenged Tacoma’s housing measure and criticized political pressure on local officials during an Election Day appearance on “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio…