Welcome to The Madkin Tenants Association site! We are a collective of long-time Capitol Hill residents, fighting to keep our community together. We represent the characters, community members, and workers who are being pushed out of this neighborhood. Our building is up for sale. It has passed through the hands of multiple owners that preserved a legacy of affordable housing for all types of people, most recently business owner and community member Fally Tyson.
But we are afraid that legacy is ending. We want to try to do something about that.
The building itself has a deep connection to Seattle’s Black History. We want the best for Fally’s family. But we also want to preserve our family, the community at The Madkin Apartments.
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Join Us for our Press Conference!
2pm Wednesday Aug 17th 2022
On the front steps of The Madkin!
- Support your neighbors!
- Get involved!
- Help us get the attention of City Council!
- Time to push back on these investors!
Vote “Yes” on I-135!
With the passage of I135 situations like what we face at the Madkin would be less common.
Endorse the efforts to create a public developer to build social housing in the city of Seattle. We must interrupt the pipeline into homelessness and the displacement of our black, brown, and low income neighbors. We can’t wait. This is a city for all of us, not just the wealthy.
- Social Housing is publicly owned forever, permanently affordable, creates cross-class communities and renter leadership.
- Relying on what the federal government sets aside to finance our affordable housing needs will never solve our affordability crisis. Social Housing is the missing piece.
- Join in demanding that we care for everyone in our city.
Shout out to The Tenant’s Union of Washington
The TUW has really gotten us together in our efforts to save our community. Massive thanks to Violet and her team!
- Learn about Tenant’s Rights!
- Start a Tenant’s Association for your building and community (It’s free, legal, and easy!)
- Get involved in Seattle’s efforts for Rent Control!
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