Housing

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Squatter Steve Hickey Files Appeal in Attempt to Stay in Million-Dollar Home

As expected, criminal squatter Steve Hickey has filed an appeal and still believes Katrina Freitag’s Ravensdale house belongs to him. A judge ruled this week that Hickey must vacate the property. But instead of leaving with dignity and class, he’s digging in his heels and trying to make a mockery of Washington’s judicial system. Read More ›
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Steve Hickey Stripped of Duties as Volunteer Firefighter

Steve Hickey was stripped of his duties as a Ravensdale volunteer firefighter. It seems like controversy always follows this guy. But he still remains a Commissioner since it’s an elected position. Regardless, Hickey is now being pressured to quit. The findings from an independent investigation into Hickey were supposed to be released this month but it’s now been delayed. Unclear why. The next Ravensdale Fire board meeting is December 10.

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Squatter Steve Hickey Ordered to Vacate Million-Dollar Home

Alleged conman, social media personality, and KIRO Newsradio contributor Steve Hickey just took a massive loss. A King County judge ruled Hickey must vacate a million-dollar Ravensdale property and it could happen this month. He's been squatting in this house for months after claiming it belonged to him. I confronted Hickey a few months ago knowing a decision was looming. Read More ›
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Victims of Steve Hickey Preparing to Protest KIRO Newsradio

Victims of Steve Hickey say they are getting ready to protest KIRO Newsradio and target its advertisers unless the Seattle station permanently pulls Hickey off the air. It's unclear why KIRO would risk its reputation by giving valuable airtime to someone involved in a high-profile squatting controversy. Read More ›
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Affordable Housing Owner Sues City of Seattle: Unpacking the Lawsuit

Last week, GRE Downtowner, LLC (GRE) filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle, arguing that the city’s policies have destroyed the livability and economic viability of GRE’s Addison on Fourth apartment building. The Addison on Fourth is an affordable housing building nestled between Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square and Chinatown-International District. The lawsuit alleges that the city has forced the Addison to either continue operations in service of a public good at a massive private loss, or to shut down operations entirely. Both options GRE describes as “disastrous.” To understand why a privately-owned housing building is in default, facing over $40 million in liabilities, and “hemorrhaging money,” in an affluent west-coast city, we must look at a series of Seattle Read More ›

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Washington Law Unfairly Keeps Prior Evictions Off Tenant Screenings

When it comes to tenant’s rights laws, good intentions don’t always lead to good or fair outcomes. One example is a Washington State law that allows tenants to keep their eviction from being disclosed to future housing providers. The state allows an order of limited dissemination (OLD) to be filed for eviction cases to prevent housing providers from denying tenants due to a previous eviction. Read More ›