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In the Washington State legislative session just concluded, a session that many have judged to be historic in its progressive accomplishments, several enactments combine to enable major strides in housing justice.  Chief among housing-related accomplishments is likely avoidance of a feared tsunami of evictions at the end of the statewide eviction moratorium.  Other major accomplishments are a statewide “just cause” eviction law that stipulates specific grounds for eviction, and a permanent statewide housing sustainability program that features ongoing rental assistance and homelessness prevention. Here are some of the major pieces of housing legislation that came out of the 2020-2021 State Legislature: Glide-path back to normal.  SB 5160 is clearly the centerpiece in this year’s slew of housing-related legislation.  With this…