Bellingham Ballot Measure Protects Tenants' Right to Organize
A citizen-led initiative in Bellingham, Initiative 25-03, aims to prohibit landlords from interfering with tenants engaged in protected activities.
According to the ballot language, this initiative protects tenants' rights to free speech, assembly, and association, including:
- Distributing information
- Posting signs
- Holding meetings
- Participating in tenant unions or voter registration drives
Landlords would be prohibited from retaliating against renters by:
- Evicting them
- Increasing fees
- Refusing lease renewals
- Threatening to report them to immigration agencies
- Refusing to provide maintenance
- Entering a dwelling without notice
Initiative 25-03 prohibits landlord retaliation against free speech
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Author's summary: Bellingham's Initiative 25-03 protects tenants' rights.