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Shelton council approves settlement in Ingalls lawsuit
Summary
The City Council approved a resolution authorizing settlement of Ingalls v. City of Shelton, resolving a 2024 landlord-tenant suit; monetary settlement and costs are covered by WCIA and the resolution passed unanimously.
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 lawsuit over the city’s role in removing tenants from a transitional-housing unit, City Manager Mark Sigler told the council.
The settlement, adopted as Resolution 1371-0225, resolves a suit filed in October 2024 by the Northwest Justice Project on behalf of a plaintiff identified in the transcript as Miss Ingalls. City Manager Mark Sigler said the city’s insurance authority, WCIA, assigned counsel and that the monetary settlement will be covered by WCIA. Sigler said attorney fees are expected to be about $3,000.
Sigler told the council the settlement includes a consent-decree provision clarifying the city’s role in landlord-tenant matters. “The city would not participate in any violations or enforcement of the Residential Landlord–Tenant Act without a court order,” he said, summarizing the decree language.
The resolution was moved and seconded and approved by the council; the transcript records the ayes and the chair’s announcement that the motion carried.
The settlement closes litigation that arose after Shelton Police responded to a landlord’s request to remove occupants from a unit in transitional housing. The Northwest Justice Project brought the action, alleging civil-rights and Residential Landlord–Tenant Act violations; the transcript does not list the exact monetary amount of the settlement. Sigler said WCIA will cover the monetary settlement and that outstanding attorney bills are still being finalized.
The council did not take public comment on the settlement during the March 4 meeting, according to the transcript.
The council’s approval sends the settlement paperwork forward so the city can conclude its involvement in the case and implement the consent-decree obligations described in the resolution.
