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Writer's pictureCyndy Jacobsen

Governor Inslee's Eviction Ban - Will it Help Renters in the Long Run?

Governor Inslee further tightened restrictions in WA yesterday. Well-intentioned policies sadly do not always accomplish their stated purpose.


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Cyndy Jacobsen
Cyndy Jacobsen
Oct 23, 2020

Thanks Shellie, I still wish to consider you a friend no matter which way you vote. I think if we want to be generous, we should not do it on the backs of the landlords. Puyallup, for instance, has used cares act funding for aid to renters. We need to accomplish our goals another way. This way is not a fair one.

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Shel DeBoer
Shel DeBoer
Sep 27, 2020

Cyndy, we are in the middle of a pandemic. You propose that landlords be allowed to evict everyone who has lost their job?

You realize the homeless problems we have now, which mind you have gotten much worse in Puyallup under the last 2 years you have been on the city council. Your answer is that landlords should evict people??? I see zero interventions proposed by you for those “Mom and Pop” landlords and their renters that are in their current predicament....however I did note the shade you threw on the renters not being able to afford their places at baseline. (Curious where you stand on minimum wage increases.) Would love to see your factual numbers on the “Mom an…


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