To the Editor:

It's a terrible idea for King County to become people's landlord, as it did when it recently bought a 23-unit multifamily apartment community in Shoreline for $4.29 million. ( See article)

The county takes on tremendous liability risk with every property added to KCHA's portfolio. State and local governments are paying gargantuan sums to settle civil suits for all kinds of torts. It's a nightmare for the state budget. The government is not forcing lawsuits with poor quality facts to go to court where plaintiffs have to face their own risk of appearing before a judge. This has led to the proliferation of a predatory legal industry with ambulance-chasing lawyers financing their lavish lifestyles at your and my expense. What about slips and falls at this now county-owned bui

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