In Shift From Criminalizing Homelessness, Judge Rules Man’s Vehicle Is His Home

(TMU) — A considerable and potentially momentous shift in the need for Seattle to confront its homelessness emergency occurred last week, when a judge invoked the 123-year-old Homestead Act in determining a homeless man’s vehicle is, in fact, his home — thusly, cannot be seized to satisfy an outstanding debt. Further, King County Superior Court Judge Catherine Shaffer found […]