All the cities mentioned have democratic majorities in mayor and city council.

& then you have these idiots....Los Angeles should penalize landlords who keep homes vacant as the city suffers a housing and homelessness crisis, several members of the Los Angeles City Council declared in a proposal unveiled Tuesday.City Councilmen Mike Bonin, Marqueece Harris-Dawson, Paul Koretz and David Ryuare asking city staffers to come back with options for an “empty homes penalty” or vacancy tax, which would likely have to go before voters for approval.

I volunteer my time at my local rec council and a community group, I expect to get paid when I help someone buy or sell a house.That said, the vast majority of the time the seller is covering the full 2.5% commission, so my buyer clients generally don't owe me anything more than a $495 admin fee - a pretty small price to pay for the services I provide IMO.If the seller is not offering at least 2.5%, then I will notify my client of that before writing the offer so that they can factor in the additional commission into their closing cost calculations and into their offer. 

https://q13fox.com/2020/02/10/seattle-city-council-unanimously-votes-to-ban-evictions-in-winter/Thoughts?

@Justin Bautista - some Seattle investors are offloading / 1031-ing their rentals within the city limits because of our regulations and current city council - this election cycle was an opportunity to swing back to a moderate center, but with Kshama Sawant winning another term we as Landlords in Seattle will keep being cast as the bad guys.

@Michael Swan it may not be "pretty" but I know a guy from Council Bluffs, IA who THRIVES in F's D's C's... yes he works 60 hours a week.

I just saw the latest proposed insanity, set to be voted on by the Seattle City Council next Monday. 

"In an effort to provide renters with more protection against evictions, the Seattle City Council created an inability-to-pay defense that renters can use in eviction.  

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-housin...LA Time city council just passed this. 

“There is advertising everywhere, and it’s a bit of sensory overload,” said Ben Kallos, a City Council member who represents Manhattan’s East Side.