As housing becomes increasingly unaffordable in the Puget Sound, and renters feel growing instability in their homes, Olympia renters are rallying Tuesday at City Hall to push their city council to enact renter protections.
Olympia is one of the most rent-burdened areas in the state with 53.7% of renters devoting more than 30% of our income toward rent. Further, people of color, seniors, single-parent households, and individuals or households with disabilities are the most likely to be rent-burdened. The price of rent is only one of the obstacles renters in the city face when trying to ensure stability for their families.
That’s why renters are gathering outside Olympia City Hall Tuesday at 6 pm to demand their City Councilmembers pass a slate of tenant protection policies including move-in payment plans.
What: Renter Rally & Public Comment
When: Tuesday, October 8 at 6pm
Where: Olympia City Hall, 601 4th Ave E, Olympia, WA
Already plenty of landlord tenant rules.
I haven’t yet figured out the % of
my income that goes toward rent. I pay $2068 plus power and water and garbage and recycling. All I know is that it’s hard with only earning SS, retirement, part time work, and my partner’s income. What I do know, is that we have a hard time saving anything. It’s paycheck to paycheck. The basic thing seems to be this— either spend less or earn more — high school home financial economics, it that’s simple.
indeed a rental problem is an issue, living in NYC, I can understand… great step, keep us updated!