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 ...

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 ...

SEATTLE (AP) — Disabled veteran and single parent Duana Ricks-Johnson has moved her family five times in the past four years to keep ahead of rising rents — all while fighting at the state ...

Washington state lawmakers on Sunday passed a measure to cap annual rent increases, bringing a controversial legislative fight to a close on the final day of the 2025 session. But it’s unclear ...

“Basically our concern about the rent-control bills is just that expenses are rising higher and more quickly than a 7% cap,” Guthrie said in a call ... cap on annual property tax increases ...

Oregon’s rent-control bill was passed in 2019 and later updated to cap rent increases at either 7% plus the annual 12-month average change in the consumer price index for the U.S. West ...

This list of stories illustrates the debate among Washington state lawmakers about capping annual rent hikes ... Bill 1217 centers on capping rent and fee increases at 7% annually for tenants ...

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.