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Shelton council approves settlement, bars police from enforcing landlord-tenant evictions without court order
Summary
The Shelton City Council approved Resolution 1371-0225 authorizing a settlement in Ingalls v. City of Shelton; the agreement, paid by the city's insurer, includes a consent term that the city will not participate in residential landlord-tenant enforcement without a court order.
The Shelton City Council on March 4 approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign a settlement agreement in Ingalls v. City of Shelton, a civil-rights lawsuit filed in October 2024 by the Northwest Justice Project on behalf of a former transitional-housing tenant.
City Manager Mark Ziegler told the council the city's insurer, the Washington Cities Insurance Authority (WCIA), assigned counsel and will cover the monetary settlement and the city’s legal costs. "More so after this case was filed, we…
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