emi koyama @eminism.org · Mar 5 In December 2025, Seattle Police Department sent a "chronic nuisance property" enforcement letter threatening legal actions in part because someone called 911 to seek assistance for overdose. Penalizing businesses for seeking medical assistance disincentivizes it and causes preventable deaths.
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I'm at the beginning stage of researching the impact of Seattle's chronic nuisance property ordinance that was expanded by the City last year. Historically, chronic nuisance property ordinace has been used against motels, strip clubs, and other venues where people perform legal and illegal sex work.