Protests Continue
Wild Saturday afternoon in Bellevue. Serial squatter Sang Kim came outside and confronted some of the protesters supporting landlord Jasakaran Singh. He also whacked my camera as I tried to ask him some questions. Otherwise, Singh’s wife is now calling out politicians by name and went after Democratic State Sen. Patty Kuderer who represents Bellevue. Critics say Kuderer’s tenant right’s bill empowers squatters and is part of the problem.
Breaking
After waging a massive public shaming campaign, Bellevue landlord Jaskaran Singh says there could be light at the end of the tunnel. King County Bar Association’s Housing Justice Project and serial squatter Sang Kim are starting to cave. HJP has cut a rent check for Singh. But it’s still not a done deal. Until then, there’s still a massive protest scheduled in front of Singh’s rental property and in downtown this coming Saturday at 11:30am. The squeeze is on.
Singh’s attorney says they agreed to cancel the next April 5th court hearing, BUT NOT closing out the case. That will only happen after his client gets all his rent.
Reality Check
While Singh(who also goes by Sarao) is close to being made whole, Housing Justice Project has paid all of Kim’s rent with TAX PAYER dollars so he could live in a $2M dollar home in one of Bellevue’s elite neighborhoods. Is this what was intended when HJP said only low income renters would be helped? It’s still unclear if Kim will be allowed to stay after all the rent is paid. Here is part of the letter sent to me by Singh’s attorney explaining the deal.
Multiple GOP lawmakers are now looking into HJP. I’m also working on a deep dive investigation. This arm of the King County Bar Association has numerous ties to the region’s progressive/far-left activist community including former Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant’s Socialist Alternative.
Meanwhile, Sang Kim claims he’s the victim and feels entitled to live in a $2M house in Bellevue, all paid for by tax payer dollars.
Sources say WA Democrats, especially the progressive wing, are circling the wagons. They know if Singh wins, it could have massive political implications for tenant/landlord laws. Basically, this mom & pop landlord has laid out the playbook to fight back against this broken system.