Affordable Housing

As a renter who makes less than 50% of the median income in Seattle, I understand the challenges of finding affordable housing. Seattle needs more housing for low- and middle-income people. I will fight for more affordable housing across the board by passing equitable zoning reform, building publicly owned housing, and expanding tenant protections.

Equitable Zoning

• End exclusionary single family zoning by allowing low-density multifamily homes, at least up to fourplexes, citywide
• Increase the number of ADA-accessible units by building more fourplexes
• Build upon MHA to expand urban villages and add more apartments along transit-corridors

Public Housing

• Fund a study to determine the “where, how, and how much” for building publicly owned housing
• Increase the supply of permanently affordable housing
• Desegregate neighborhoods with mixed income public housing
• Improve sustainability through green building practices
• Pay for this by taxing big business through a corporate pay inequity tax and developer impact fees alongside money from regional bonding/levies.

Expanded Tenant Protections

• Increase legal support for Seattle Renters
• Establish rent control or ‘rent stabilization’ policies to prevent large annual increases in rent and reduce displacement risk
• Study “Tenant Opportunity to Purchase” or “Right of First Refusal” laws that give tenants the ability to purchase a building and form a co-operative prior to sale to a developer.

Increased Support for Accessory Dwelling Units

• I fully support ADU legislation to increase the number of units on a lot across the city – helping seniors age in place and increasing affordable housing stock.
• Establish a fund to support people at risk of displacement to build an accessory unit on their properties
• Improve the available online resources to help regular people become ADU landlords