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The only good law here is the 180 day notice
wild ruling out of Seattle that @PHLCouncil needs to read. a builder put $39M into 254 low-income apartments locked at 60% AMI for 30 years. from 2015 to 2018 it worked, collecting ~94% of rent.
then Seattle stacked on "tenant protections": banned criminal background checks, banned winter evictions, required 180 days notice for rent hikes + 3 months relocation pay, and forced the owner to let unscreened roommates move in and take over leases.
result: rent collections dropped from 93.9% to 44.1%!!! the building lost nearly $6M through 2023 ($2.7M in 2023 alone) and is now appraised as functionally worthless. the city bankrupted actual affordable housing lol.
the appeals court just ruled the owner can sue Seattle for an unconstitutional taking. when you strip a landlord's right to screen, collect rent or remove non-paying tenants, it's not "regulation" anymore, you took the building…. Philly has half these laws already 🙄 courts.wa.gov/opinions/pdf/8…
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I oppose President Trump’s decision to lift sanctions on the purchase of diesel from Russia. I was a cosponsor of the Russian sanctions law, which the President recently signed but is now not following.
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Who's ready for tomorrow night at @TruistPark?
#LetItFly
ALT Chris Sale: “Our fans in Atlanta are amazing. I'm very thankful for them. You get into a spot, especially against a great opponent, it's go time. I'm a firm believer of leaving everything you have out on the field. There's no reason to save anything, especially this time of year.”
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RAY KERR AND DIDIER FUENTES HAVE TURNED INTO POSTSEASON LEGENDS, LEADING THE BRAVES TO A HUGE 3-2 VICTORY OVER THE DODGERS 😤 the Braves have stolen home field advantage
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FINAL: Brewers 4, Padres 3
Jackson Chourio walks off Mason Miller with a bases-loaded single with two outs in the ninth that scores two and gives Milwaukee a 2-0 lead in the series. Another exceptional game, and Miller’s attempt at a six-out save fails. Game 3 Tuesday at Petco.
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Three straight bullpen games in the postseason should be enough to get AA fired tbh. Absolutely inexcusable.
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Kerr’s a boss, and hope for the best, but obviously a nightmare situation for the Braves
Had plenty of opportunities to get more starting pitching, never did.
Then burnt Sale for the first two games of the NLDS to pitch him for four outs with a four run lead
Poor all around
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To all @Seahawks fans and @12s, we have no plans to move the team, have never discussed it, haven’t even thought about it. End of story. I've said repeatedly we have no plans to change anything. Feel sad for the reporters looking for views and clicks who distort my answer out of context and sent an entire city into a spiral for no reason.