1. Housing/ Homelessness
Chasity Jones
Faith Action Network

3. Faith Action Network Building a More Humane and Sustainable budget
Increasing Support for Human Services and Reducing Wealth Inequity
Dismantling a Culture of Violence
Protecting Housing & Preventing Homelessness
Sustaining Washington’s Environment

4. Washington Low Income Housing Alliance
Engage policy makers
Our greatest opportunity to impact housing and homelessness policy is at the state level

5. These are the bills that we are going to talk about today
HB 1633 –Source of Income Discrimination
SB 5408 – Increase in Eviction Notices
HB Document Recording Fee
HB 1987 – Concerning religious organizations and affordable housing developments

6. Source of Income Discrimination
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION.
This injustice disproportionately impacts people of color, veterans, seniors, families with children, and people with disabilities – increasing their risk of homelessness.
‘Source of income’ includes income derived from:
Social security
Retirement programs
Federal/state/local nonprofit –
Subsidy programs (housing assistance, public assistance)

7. Prohibit source of income discrimination
Background: The Residential Landlord- Tenant Act (RLTA) provides rights and duties of landlords and tenants. RLTA gives landlords permission to determine whether a person would make a suitable tenant based on:
Credit
Employment
Criminal history
Eviction history
Rental history

8. HB 1633 would prohibit landlords from discriminating against applicants based on the sources of legal income of an otherwise eligible applicant.
Questions?

9. Increase time required for eviction notices – SB 5408
Background: According to the RLTA (?), 20 days written notice must be given in advance in order to terminate a period of tenancy.
This bill would increase that the 20 day requirement would be increased to 30 days. For tenants that have occupied premise for over 2 years, 60 days is required.

10. Testimony in support of SB 5408
Stated that Tenants need more than 20 days notice to find replacement housing with limited options available.
Extending the notice to 30 days is consistent with rent schedules and more consistent with Oregon policy.
The city of Vancouver has adopted a 60 day notice to vacate property.

11. Testimony Opposing SB 5408
The tenant will most likely not pay rent to save up for a new rental and this will lead to additional revenue loss for landlords. The losses will mean landlords will need to charge more in the beginning or during tenancy.
Questions

12. Document Recording Fee
Home security fund/ Housing Trust Fund- an appropriated account that is used for homeless housing programs only.
40% of the $40.00 document recording fee goes into the Home Security Fund.
A percentage of the fund goes to private rental housing payments. (1633- would protect these recipients from SOID discrimination).

13. Renew Sunset and Increase Document Recording Fee – HB1570
PERMANENT
Increase the local housing and assistance surcharge from 40$- 90$.
Updates reporting requirements
Who is paying the document recording fee?

14. Affordable Housing Development on Religious Organization Property HB 1987
Background: Cities and Counties
HB 1987 prevents governing bodies of cities and counties from restricting the density of affordable housing development on property owned by a religious organization under certain conditions.
What is density in this context?

15. Ronald United Methodist Church, Shoreline – Ronald Commons
Ronald Commons is a new affordable housing development in Shoreline The project includes a renovation of the Ronald United Methodist Church (RUMC) building and a new construction, mixed-use building that will include 60 units of affordable housing.(Partnerships!)
Service Center will include a food bank, family services, and financial education and assistance for low-income households.
The Ronald Commons Grand Opening on Friday, February 17th.

16. Increase funding for Housing Trust Fund to (200M)
Can anyone tell me one way to increase this fund?

17. UNDO Institutionalized Oppression as a foundation
“Equity should be baked into everything that we do, not sprinkled on top.”
Institutionalized oppression
Support and advocate for all bills that UNDO institutionalized oppression

18. Leg.wa.gov > bill information to track bills.

19. GMF program!!! Young Adult missionaries 20-30 years old
US-2 Track and International
General Board of Global Missionaries
From everywhere to everywhere: D.R. Congo, Singapore, Brazil, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Philippines, Indonesia, all over the US, Fiji, etc!

20. Dealine to apply for Us-2 is March 9th!