Gov. Bob Ferguson signed the bill on Wednesday, it takes effect immediately and will not allow for hikes of more than 10% in ...

But the main goal of the proposal — to cap rent increases across the state ... U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in the Biden Administration, and Steve Stivers, a Republican ...

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed a bill Wednesday that set limits on rent increases—one of the first in the country.

An attempt to impose a cap on rent increases elicited intense debate from ... The bill has an estimated operating cost of $7 million. It also calls for an independent third party to conduct ...

If signed into law, the rent stabilization bill, HB 1217, would cap rent increases at 7% plus inflation, or 10%—whichever is lower. Washington would join Oregon and California in drafting ...

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

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 ...

Effective May 7, House Bill 1217 caps residential rent hikes during a 12-month period at 7% plus inflation, or 10%, whichever ...

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%.

Renters Call on Washington Lawmakers ... Oregon passed a rent-control bill in 2019 and lawmakers updated the measure to cap rent increases at either 7% plus the annual 12-month average change ...