04/20/05
One Last Action to Make "Slumlord Act" Law
Help Build the Movement for Tenants Rights: Join the Tenants Union!
Washington State tenants have won important legal protections, but these rights don't go far enough. Help build the movement to protect and expand tenants rights and make the promise of safe, healthy, affordable housing a reality: 
Thanks to calls and emails from TU members, our Relocation Bill has passed the State House and State Senate and is very, very close to becoming a new State law.
The last step is the signature of Governor Gregoire and we are asking you to make one last call or email to ask her to sign the bill in its entirety.
Senate Bill 5577 will require relocation assistance to tenants forced to move due to their landlord’s repeated failure to make basic repairs. We have dubbed it the “Slumlord Accountability Act” and many tenants across the State have worked tirelessly to get it passed. All we need now are calls to the Governor to ensure that she signs the bill in its entirety. (Washington Governors have the power to veto lines out of a bill before signing.)
Click here to find out more about the bill.
Please contact Governor Gregoire today and ask her to:
“Sign Senate Bill 5577 in its entirety as soon as possible. This bill will require that slumlords pay the relocation costs of tenants forced to move when their building gets shut down because of the landlord’s repeated failure to make basic repairs.”
Choose whichever of the following communication methods is easiest for you:
To send an email, click here to go to the governor’s online contact form and type in a message like the one above.
Telephone
Governor’s Office (360) 902-4111
Fax (360) 753-4110
To contact relay operators for the deaf or hearing impaired, please dial 7-1-1.
U.S. Mail
Governor Christine Gregoire
Office of the Governor
PO Box 40002
Olympia, WA 98504-0002
To learn more about this bill please contact Michele at the Tenants Union at 206-722-6848, ext. 114.