Public Housing To Weather The Storm:
The Fight for Healthy Public Housing in Seattle
By Got Green
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In April 2026, Got Green published a report about the state of public housing in Seattle titled “Public Housing To Weather The Storm.” Informed by door-to-door deep-listening conversations in public housing communities, as well as a review of Seattle Housing Authority’s (SHA) public records, Got Green found that SHA’s public housing is in a dire state of disrepair and neglect. As the report outlines, public housing tenants in Seattle are being forced to live in unhealthy and unsafe housing conditions, waiting far beyond the legal limit for their repairs to be completed, are among thousands of repairs in SHA’s backlog that have remained incomplete, and are ignored and disrespected when trying to communicate with SHA. In this report, Got Green shares statistics, history, the stories of tenants, the fight for healthy public housing, the climate connection, and the demands of tenants.
Our communities deserve healthy public housing that prioritizes the health, safety, and well-being of tenants. Despite significant issues, public housing in Seattle has the potential to be the highest standard of what housing could and should be: housing that is publicly owned to serve the common good, permanently and deeply affordable, accountable to tenants, good for workers and our neighborhoods, and nourishing to the health of people and the planet. SHA can and must fulfill their mission by prioritizing repairs, actively committing to housing quality standards and tenant protections, and preparing for climate resilience.
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Comic Books: To accompany the report, we created little comic books about the fight for repairs and healthy public housing. We have versions in English, Vietnamese, and Somali. <<< links on languages.
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For Public Housing Tenants in Seattle: If you live in public housing that is owned and managed by Seattle Housing Authority, please fill out the linked form. Let’s get connected, get organized, and fight to win healthy public housing together.
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Organizational Endorsements: Got Green is inviting organizations across various communities and issue areas to support the campaign for healthy public housing in Seattle, specifically asking organizations to endorse the demands that SHA must complete their backlog of repairs and guarantee maintenance system with dignity and without delay. To have your organization endorse, please fill out the form.
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Send A Letter to SHA Leadership: Seattle deserves healthy public housing. We invite individuals to show your solidarity to public housing tenants by sending a letter to SHA's leadership stating that they must prioritize tenant health, safety, and well-being by fully completing the repairs now! This is a link to a letter template to send SHA leadership an email.