But the main goal of the proposal — to cap rent increases across the state — has remained the same for months. The bill would limit annual rent ... Development in the Biden Administration ...

Washington is poised to limit annual ... set rent however they please when a tenancy begins. Rent increases for manufactured homes are limited to 5% under House Bill 1217. While the rent cap ...

Seattle socialist firebrand city councilmember Kshama Sawant fought for years for rent control in the city before one final defeat as she left office in 2023. Wednesday, Governor Bob Ferguson ...

A bill to promote the construction of social housing — publicly backed multifamily dwellings to house people from all walks of life — was also introduced.

A cap on annual residential rent increases in Washington state is closer ... by a single vote on the Senate floor in a dramatic roll call vote. Sen. John Lovick, D-Mill Creek, cast the deciding ...

After a protracted battle, Washington State lawmakers voted Sunday to limit annual residential rent increases to no more ... which called for a 10 percent cap, plus inflation, and exempted most ...

The Washington state Legislature passed a bill last weekend that caps rent increases for many ... whichever is less. The rent cap for manufactured and mobile homes is even lower, at 5%.

When a bill that would cap annual rent increases at 7% cleared the Washington House last month, housing advocates cheered. They viewed it as a measure that would help stymie evictions and keep ...

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed a slate of bills focused on housing, including a contentious cap on rent increases that just squeaked out of the legislature on the last day.