Seattle's war on landlords

doogie said:

Bob_C said:

That's what is happening...Since landlords can no longer pick the best renters from a pool of applicants regardless of order applied, landlords are just increasing requirements in terms of income, credit scores and rents.

My question was how are all these requirements actually benefitting the people the SCC is claiming to want to protect? Increased regulatory risk will always get passed back to the consumer. Other alternative is for landlords to sell which further decreases supply or creates newer even higher rents.

Kshama Sawant can pick renters better than any rent seeking capitalist can. Added bonus is, Sawant will choose renters to make Seattle Great Again, rather than for profits she can't tax.