SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane is gearing up for the integration of co-living spaces as a requirement of state law .

Former Governor Jay Inslee signed the co-living law in Washington a year and a half ago. By December, cities must comply with the new regulations.

“Okay, so what co-living is, a kind of residential development where you have the individual sleeping units, which are rentable as individual units, but they do share the cooking facilities,” said Spokane City Planner Brandon Whitmarsh.

Though not a new concept in America or Spokane, co-living traces back to the 1930s, 40s and 50s when it was popular for its affordability.

However, public sentiment shifted in the late 1950s, leading to regulations that discouraged this housing model.

“Currently we have some restrictions on what

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