Shel

@shel

The Transsexual Chofetz Chaim

she/her
shelraphen.com/

Mutant, librarian, poet, union rabble rouser, dog, Ashkenazi Jewish. Neuroweird, bodyweird, mostly sleepy.

I write about transformative justice, community, love, Judaism, Neurodivergence, mental health, Disability, geography, rivers, labor, and libraries; through poetry, opinionated essays, and short fiction.

I review Schoolhouse Rock! songs at @PropagandaRock

Website (RSS + Newsletter)

shelraphen.com/

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Shel @shel11/16/2023, 12:54 PM

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summer @summer11/15/2023, 7:22 PM

my city just passed a bomb ass initiative protecting tenants

https://www.liberationnews.org/tenant-bill-of-rights-initiative-passes-in-tacoma/

• landlords have to give two notices to tenants before raising rent and at least six months notice of pending increases
• any time after a 180-day notice of a rent increase of 5% or more, a tenant can request relocation assistance equal to up to three months of rent, depending on the amount of the increase. landlords must provide relocation assistance within 30 days of receiving the request
• prohibits landlords from evicting people during cold weather, or during the school year if a tenant is a student