Gov. Bob Ferguson, podium, makes remarks during a bill signing event on May 7, 2025, where he signed a law that will cap rent increases for many residential tenants ...

The cost of housing is such a great burden for so many Washingtonians that a number of renters are now applauding a bill that passed the Washington state House on Monday. House Bill 1217, also known ...

For the rest of this year, Washington landlords are limited to rent hikes of 10% or less under a landmark new state law. House Bill 1217, signed into law this month by Gov. Bob Ferguson, restricts ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — There's a battle brewing at the State Capitol over spiking rent prices with just over nine days left in Washington's legislative session. Advocates and renters rallied on Friday to ...

In signing the rent control bill, Gov. Ferguson said too many people are being priced out. (Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard) Washington landlords can ...

SEATTLE, Wash. – Governor Ferguson signed a slate of bills around housing Wednesday afternoon, including the contentious cap on rent increases that passed on the last day of this year’s legislative ...

House Bill 1217, enacted in May, caps rent increases for manufactured homes to 5% annually, and for most other rentals to 7% plus inflation or 10%, whichever is lower. The law also bars any rent ...

Michele Thomas, director of policy and advocacy for the statewide Low Income Housing Alliance in Washington, listens to a speaker during a rally advocating for lawmakers to adjust and pass House Bill ...