Both Seattle and Tacoma have a lot of renters.

And when it comes to affordability, both renters and landlords say they’re going through it.

In Seattle, a lawsuit could help landlords and in Tacoma a ballot measure could ease pains for renters.

Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover will break it down.

Read her reporting here, here, and here.

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Both Seattle and Tacoma have a lot of renters.
And when it comes to affordability, both renters and landlords say they&rsquo;re going through it.
In Seattle, a lawsuit could help landlords and in Tacoma a ballot measure could ease pains for renters.
Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover will break it down.
Read her reporting <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/wa-court-decision-revives-landlords-challenge-to-seattle-rental-laws/">here</a>, <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/wa-tenant-unions-have-little-power-and-tacoma-wants-to-change-that/">here</a>, and <a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/tacomas-renter-protections-fuel-contentious-ads-funding-ahead-of-vote/">here</a>.
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Both Seattle and Tacoma have a lot of renters.  And when it comes to affordability, both renters and landlords say they’re going through it.  In Seattle, a lawsuit could help landlords and in Tacoma a ballot measure could ease pains for renters.  Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover will break it down.