After we issued our statement reminding everyone that in spite of all that is going on with COVID-19, rent is still due, we got a call from KIRO doing a story on efforts to cancel rent. This is what happens when politicians try to exploit a crisis; confusion gets added to fear and anxiety about the future. The housing provider who posted a rent increase? I’d tell him or her that was a huge mistake. Now is not the time to be posting rent increases. Still, if a resident can pay they should, and if not, everyone needs to work together. Watch the story below.

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