Council approves tenants rights package

Tacoma Housing Authority Executive Director Michael Mirra welcomed the tenants right measures because they will help stabilize the city’s current stock of affordable housing but said work should also be done to add to the number of affordable housing units within the city. Two ideas already working their way to council action include the use of a housing trust fund to help finance affordable housing units and the expansion of tax credits and incentives to boost private residential development.

This article appeared in Tacoma Weekly.