Daniel Klemme’s Red Tape Podcast

In this episode of the Red Tape Podcast, Landlord Association President and host Daniel Klemme responds to a recent article by the New York Times regarding the lack of affordable housing in Spokane Washington. 

The article in question titled, "The Next Affordable City Is Already Too Expensive", left out a key component of rental housing affordability: Red Tape and Government Regulation 


Sources: 

New York Times Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/20/business/economy/spokane-housing-expensive-cities.html 

Bridge Proclamation: https://www.governor.wa.gov/news-media/inslee-updates-eviction-moratorium-bridge-proclamation

ESB5160: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=5160&Year=2021&Initiative=false

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The Spokane City Counsel will be voting on January 10th about the Rental Housing Ordinance discussed on the previous episode of the podcast. The ordinance has been amended significantly from when I first saw it. Our voices were heard.

Ordinance NO C36164

Here is a link to a copy of the amended ordinance: https://www.patreon.com/posts/60827141

Spokane City Council website: https://my.spokanecity.org/citycouncil/meetings/

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On this episode of Daniel Klemme's Red Tape Podcast, Daniel Klemme interviews mentor and friend, Steve Corker.

Steve Corker is the former president of the Landlord Association of the Inland Northwest, a private landlord and affordable housing provider, former Spokane City councilmen, and retired executive. 

Daniel and Steve discuss a wide range issues affecting the rental housing industry in the State of Washington. Topics include the consequences of recent changes to landlord-tenant law, Covid-19 related rental assistance funds, the ongoing partnership between private landlords and rental housing subsidy providers, the danger additional regulations in the industry pose to both renters and landlords, as well as an analysis of an upcoming rental housing ordinance in Spokane, Washington.

For a copy of the proposed ordinance, and information on how to testify at the Spokane City Council, please click HERE
 



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Twitter: @daniel_klemme

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On this episode of Daniel Klemme's Red Tape Podcast, I interview Spokane landlord and affordable housing advocate Keith Kelley about the effects of the eviction moratorium and other legislation on himself and his tenants, as well as immense amount of work he has done to to help his community find solutions to rental housing affordability and homelessness, and what these challenges have ultimately made him decide to do with his portfolio. 

You may reach Keith at his email: [email protected]

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Twitter: @daniel_klemme

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