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Seattle renter rules blamed for $39M housing loss
The Addison on Fourth, a 254-unit Seattle building, now has a thirty-eight percent vacancy rate, which its owner blames on six city ordinances; the city will answer in court.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance on BBN After HoursPublished
At a glance
- First reported by Fox News: “'Toxic cocktail' of renter protections destroyed $39M affordable housing investment as Dem cities follow suit”, with reporting from Legal Newsline, FOX 13 Seattle and KOMO News.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 4:18 AM ET on BBN After Hours, by Kenji Moonfield and Gloria Vance.
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- Fox News'Toxic cocktail' of renter protections destroyed $39M affordable housing investment as Dem cities follow suit
- Legal NewslineSeattle can be sued for financial losses from rent-control laws facts used on air
- FOX 13 SeattleLow-income housing company sues Seattle over tenant protections facts used on air
- KOMO NewsAffordable housing provider sues Seattle over laws meant to help tenants facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFred just wanted a spotter, and somehow that's still the cleanest deal I've heard all night. Now a housing fight in Seattle.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe Washington Court of Appeals ruled that GRE Downtowner can proceed with claims that Seattle's rental rules amount to an unconstitutional taking of private property.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe company bought the Addison on Fourth, a 254-unit building in the Chinatown International District, for twelve point five million dollars in twenty twelve.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentAnd the company says it put in another twenty-six point five million to qualify for a federal tax credit, then watched the building hit thirty-eight percent vacancy.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorGRE Downtowner blames six city ordinances passed between twenty eighteen and twenty twenty-two, and calls them a "toxic cocktail."
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSean Flynn of the Rental Housing Association of Washington says the policies are detrimental to the folks they're trying to help.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSix ordinances.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe city's side will get its turn in court. A cocktail with six ingredients, and nobody has yet agreed on who ordered it.
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