Judge Strikes Down Seattle City Council's "First in Time" Rental Ordinance
In an effort to make housing more equitable, Seattle City Council passed legislation in 2016 requiring landlords to accept the first tenant application received that met their minimum rental criteria. Much of the reasoning behind it was to prevent a landlord from exhibiting bias, whether intentional or not. This "first in time" Seattle City Ordinance, that was officially put into effect last year, was just struck down as being unconstitutional by a King County Superior Court
