Tag: Fair Housing

• Tacoma’s New Landlord Ordinance:

  Holiday Gift or Lump of Coal for Landlords? On December 9, 2025, the Tacoma City Council passed Ordinance 29086, an extensive amendment to the Landlord Fairness Code Initiative (LFCI) and the Rental Housing Code. Promoted as a way to protect tenants while easing pressure on small housing providers, the ordinance introduces several significant changes scheduled…

  Esquire

  December 25, 2025

  Landlord-Tenant Law, Real Estate Lasw, Real Estate Law

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• “How Will You Pay Rent After the Baby Is Born?”

  

  In a shocking twist of landlord ignorance, one asked a pregnant tenant about her future rent payments—an outrageous violation of the Fair Housing Act. It’s not just unacceptable; it’s illegal. Keep your inquiries to income and rental history, or face the consequences. Sexism and discrimination have no place in housing.

  Esquire

  March 8, 2025

  Briefs, Landlord-Tenant Law, Real Estate Law

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