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Seattle Washington city downtown skyline during sunset
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Rows of small houses cover the neighborhood of Beacon Hill in Seattle. Washington, (Photo by Joel W. Rogers/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Tenant advocates scored a big win Monday after the Seattle City Council passed two measures that will require area landlords to give six months’ notice before raising rent and — in some cases — pay tenants who move because of the increased cost.
Councilmember Kshama Sawant sponsored both proposals, which were passed at the council’s regular meeting Monday night.
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