Our community is disproportionately out of work, with a stay at home order, panicking about looming rent/mortgages. We need Emergency Housing Protections NOW.   The Tacoma Tenants Organizing Committee along with the Washington State Tenants Union demand our representatives enact these policies now: 90-day Moratorium on Evictions, Foreclosures & Utility Shut-offs; Close the Loop-hole on […]

Hello!! Tacoma Tenants Organizing Committee and the Tenants Union of WA are continuing our series of tenant rights workshops for this summer and fall. This is an opportunity for tenants to learn about our rights, including the new protections we fought for in Tacoma and across the state. The workshop is:Thursday November 14th, 6-8 pm, […]

In the wake of an inhumane ban on camping in public parks, the Tacoma Police swept an encampment at 11th St. and J St. on the Hilltop. Tacoma, WA  — Today, in the cold and rain, the Tacoma Police Department swept an encampment of approximately 30 people at 11th St. and J. St. in the […]

In Tacoma’s classic style of putting the horse before the cart, the city council enacted a camping ban for Tacoma parks before investing in resources and homes for the homeless.  Mayor Woodards is confident that the city will find places for these people within the next 60 days although under the current administration, housing scarcity […]

Hello!! Tacoma Tenants Organizing Committee and the Tenants Union of WA are continuing our series of tenant rights workshops for this summer and fall. This is an opportunity for tenants to learn about our rights, including the new protections we fought for in Tacoma and across the state. The workshop is:Thursday September 26th, 6-8 pm,Urban […]

Are you a renter? Are you concerned with private property developers inflating and setting the rental market pricing according to their needs, while simultaneously receiving tax exemptions from the city? Tomorrow Tacoma City Council is going to potentially pass 2 resolutions relating to Multi-Family Tax Exemptions (MFTE). One 8-yr MFTE application is located next to […]