Tacoma leaders are considering whether or not to roll back eviction bans for affordable housing providers. That’s in response to landlords’ claims that tenants across the city have stopped paying their rent. The Tacoma City Council is expected to vote on changing the tenant safeguards on Tuesday.
South Sound landlords have asked the City Council for more freedom to remove people who are causing problems. But local renter advocates say officials are moving to change these protections too quickly.
Earlier this fall, Miriam Barnett was excited to show off the amenities the YWCA of Pierce County provides at the Dorothy Heigh Apartments, its affordable housing. She was serving as the nonprofit’s interim CEO at the time, but has since stepped down from the position…