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Landlords Fined for First Time Under WA’s New Law Capping Rent Increases
WASHINGTON STATE, AUG 7 – Washington Attorney General fined eight landlords $2,000 each for violating rent increase caps, affecting more than 250 tenants who were refunded illegal rent hikes.
- Earlier this year, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown enforced House Bill 1217 by fining 250 landlords $2K each, covering over 250 renters statewide.
- Under the new law, signed on May 7, House Bill 1217, rent increases are capped at 7% plus inflation or 10%, and first-year hikes are prohibited.
- Brown
entered into eight resolutions with landlords across the state, covering more than 250 households in Bothell to Yakima, rescinding illegal rent increase notices. - To guide renters, AG’s office launched the 'Know Your Rights' flyer, and tenants suspecting violations can file complaints or bring legal action.
- Next year, the rent increase caps will be 9.683%, as set by the state Department of Commerce, though critics led by Senator Keith Goehner argue caps reduce housing supply.
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WA AG forces landlords to refund illegal rent hikes under new WA law
Attorney General Nick Brown cracked down on landlords who raised rent prices beyond what state law currently allows, entering into eight resolutions with landlords across the state. The landlords settled on an agreement to withdraw their respective rent increase notices they had sent out. Any excess rent amounts are to be refunded to the tenants. The landlords in the settlement were operating in Bothell, Edmonds, Issaquah, Kennewick, Lakewood, M…
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Landlords fined for first time under WA’s new law capping rent increases
For the first time, Washington’s attorney general has enforced the state’s new cap on rent hikes, fining eight landlords $2,000 each for violating the law.
WA AG forces landlords to refund illegal rent hikes - Finnoexpert
WA AG forces landlords to refund illegal rent hikes Washington’s Attorney General, Nick Brown, is zeroing in on landlords who’ve raised rent beyond what the state law allows. It’s his enforcement since the new rent stabilization law went into effect. It applies to both residential and manufactured/mobile home communities. Brown’s office says he’s entered into eight resolutions with landlords of properties in Bothell, Edmonds, Issaquah, Kennewick…
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