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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1888 | 11 |
| 1889 | 26 |
| 1891 | 9 |
| 1892 | 32 |
| 1893 | 42 |
| 1894 | 31 |
| 1895 | 52 |
203 stories matching rent
- The landlord's dilemma when the building burns
Legal experts debate whether tenants are entitled to a rent refund when their rented rooms are destroyed by fire mid-month.
- Justice Humphrey Settles a Rental Fraud
A tenant accused of forging receipts to avoid paying rent to her landlord is ordered to pay up after the court rejects her falsified documents.
- The Great Rent Refund Fight
A landmark Seattle court case establishes a precedent for tenants demanding rent back after their buildings are destroyed.
- Eviction Threatens Historical Black Settlement in Tacoma
A US Marshal is ordered to collect rent from 450 squatters living on a 163-acre tract established by early Black settlers.
- The Rent Was Due: A 15-Year Lease and a $3,886 Bill
Sarah Woodward, executor of Henry S. Woodward’s estate, sued Gustave Winehill over a Maynard’s Plat lease—asking for back rent, double rent and possession of the property.
- The Rent Crisis of 1892
How a post-boom construction surge finally brought relief to Seattle's cramped and overcharged renters.
- The Rent Dispute That Escalated to Violence
A Seattle lodger, facing eviction, turned to physical assault when confronted over unpaid rent, leaving his landlady with a broken arm.
- Fire and Rent
A judge rules against tenants whose homes burned down, sparking an uproar in the jury box.
- The Rent Crisis of 1891: Tacoma Merchants at a Breaking Point
As local business owners faced a contracting economy and 'money stringency,' the Chamber of Commerce debated whether high commercial rents and utility costs were driving them toward insolvency.
- A Desperate Note at Meadow Point
A young man, broken by unemployment, leaves a chilling note in a rented boat before vanishing near Ballard.
- The Rent Dispute That Ended With a Trunk Spirited Away
A Seattle landlord held a tenant’s trunk for unpaid rent; when she replevied it, he made it vanish—and a petit-larceny case collapsed.
- Be Your Own Landlord: The 1889 Dream of Homeownership
An early Seattle building society promised a path to middle-class stability, urging residents to stop paying rent and start buying into their own homes.
- The Skagit County Courthouse Squabble
Mount Vernon citizens clash over the location of a new county building, fearing fire hazards and rising rents.
- The Waterfront Land Wars
A railroad company wins an eviction suit against waterfront 'squatters,' highlighting the precarious state of living for those occupying valuable tide lands.
- St. Mark’s Parish Fights to Keep Their Rector
Prominent church members organize to persuade Reverend D.C. Garrett to decline outside offers and move the church away from pew-renting.
- The Sidewalk Eviction on Ninth and Main
A second-hand store proprietor was physically tossed onto the sidewalk by a landlord and her son after a dispute over furniture and rent turned into a public scuffle.
- The Great Seattle School Expansion of 1890
Facing a tidal wave of new students, Seattle’s rapid development forced the school board to rent dozens of extra classrooms and issue massive bonds just to keep pace.
- The City Hall that Moved into a Squatter's House
After the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, the city found itself without a seat of government, forcing the council to move into a private residence that the owner refused to vacate.
- At 99, She Goes Back to Court: The Rent Is Hers, and the Agents Are at Her Door
Mary Steele already won a decree and the income from a $45,000 property portfolio stretching from Yesler Avenue to Kansas City. Now she says her husband's agents are pocketing the rents, selling her furniture and trying to put her out of her own house.
- The Anti-Catholic Lecturer Who Skipped Town
A visiting lecturer left Tacoma without paying his hall rent, highlighting the messy intersection of political agitation and private debt.
- A 'Close Combination' at the Courthouse: Surveyor Accuses King County's Ring of Self-Dealing
King County's surveyor says commissioners paid the prosecuting attorney's rent to their own chairman's Union Block while refusing to cover his office — and he names the men he says run the courthouse for themselves.
- The Price of Rebuilding Seattle After the Great Fire
As the city rises from the ashes of the 1889 Great Fire, editors urge property owners to resist the temptation of 'fire traps' and prioritize permanent, safe construction over quick profits.
- The North Seattle Arson Plot
A fire deliberately set with coal-soaked furniture and walls leads to the arrest of three tenants in a North Seattle residence.
- A Case of Juror Misconduct at the Waterfront
A legal battle over wharf rent turns chaotic as jurors are accused of conducting their own unauthorized inspection of the premises.
- The Forged Rent Voucher Behind a Guard Captain’s Refusal to Resign
Capt. Hilmer K. Brady defies Company D’s demand that he step down while the Post-Intelligencer traces a tampered Armory rent receipt to the heart of the feud.