Seattle Times Editorial Board: End Eviction Moratoriums Now

The Seattle Times editorial board has called for an end to the state's eviction moratoriums, saying they are unnecessary and are harmful to property owners. 

"Eviction moratoriums were useful tools to ensure renters stayed housed during the uncertainty of pandemic job losses. While these important emergency measures kept people facing job losses housed, they also caused their own hardship for landlords with their own bills to pay.

"But now that the economy is slowly recovering, unemployment claims are falling, relief funds are flowing and new renter protections are in place, state and local leaders should let blanket bans expire."

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