It is very difficult for so many people on fixed incomes. The state is finally beginning to talk about it. Today I read the perfect phrase for the situation "Rent Gouging".

Most the west coast is experiencing a housing shoratage. But common, man! $1500 for a 500 SQFT, one bedroom 2 hours outside of Seattle, landlords insisting your total monthly gross income is three times your rent? People make $4500/mth can't afford homes, now they are stuck in a tiny mold ridden apartment. It is very frustrating and a major factor to our increasing homeless situation.

A few Tenant Unions are forming. No one has the guts to vote in rent control. It works on the East coast and it is overdue on the West.