The eviction process has been slowly molded over the years to favor tenants, treating honest, good-faith tenants the same as irresponsible scoundrels.
Thistle points to 17 new laws implemented by local lawmakers over the last several years as being part of the problem. These measures were pitched as ways to mitigate the threatcorporate landlords,” but Thistle says they end up hurting small property owners who are trying to provide affordable housing options. She saidnearly one-quarter of available rental units provided by small landlords being taken off the Seattle-area market.
“It’s just so bureaucratic and burdensome that it can take a year and $20,000 in legal fees to evict the person who’s creating a serious problem,” Thistle said. The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH previously chronicled the story of Jason Roth, a small landlord who is battling to get his home back from a nightmare tenant who was allegedly listing the property on Airbnb without paying any rent. Roth is still months away from an eviction hearing.Through her advocacy, Thistle has documented countless examples of tenant abuse like severe property damage, violence, harassment and failure to pay bills. As a result of her experiences.
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