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Covenants like this that restricted ownership of a home in Soap Lake are part of the reason for the Covenant Homeownership Act, which gives home buying assistance to people who would have been shut out of such neighborhoods. A bill before the state Legislature seeks to expand eligibility for the program.

Covenants like this that restricted ownership of a home in Soap Lake are part of the reason for the Covenant Homeownership Act, which gives home buying assistance to people who would have been shut out of such neighborhoods. A bill before the state Legislature seeks to expand eligibility for the program.

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Bill would expand covenant home ownership, forgive outstanding loans
February 28, 2025 1:20 a.m.

Bill would expand covenant home ownership, forgive outstanding loans

OLYMPIA — The move toward rectifying Washington’s history of racial segregation in housing could expand, under a bill filed in this year’s legislative session by Rep. Jamilla Taylor, D-Federal Way. HB 1696, sponsored by Taylor and 41 other representatives, would increase the income cap specified in the Covenant Homeownership Program.