Longer answer: Some people who rely on housing vouchers, Social Security, or other forms of benefits or assistance struggled to find landlords who would rent to them. This is called "source of income discrimination." This spring the state legislature and the Metropolitan King County Council passed laws to expand housing opportunities by prohibiting landlords or home sellers from denying people housing based on how they would pay for the unit.
Prospective tenants with verifiable alternative source of income - such as Social Security, Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers, state Housing and Essential Needs (HEN) funds, or rapid rehousing assistance - cannot be discriminated against in the rental process.
The state bill in question is HB 2578. Some details are below. You can read a full summary is here.
