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Rent cap bill moves ahead in WA Senate

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A bill to cap yearly rent increases cleared another obstacle in the state Senate on Wednesday. Read more...

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Rent cap bill moves ahead in WA Senate

A bill to cap yearly rent increases cleared another obstacle in the state Senate on Wednesday. Read more...

3 days ago·Vancouver, United States

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The Center Square

Bill to cap rent increases passes out of WA Senate Housing Committee

(The Center Square) – The Senate Housing Committee on Wednesday gave Senate Bill 5222 a do-pass recommendation during executive session. SB 5222 would cap annual rent and fee increases at 7%, enhance talent protections, and establish new notice requirements for landlords under Washington’s landlord-tenant laws. Companion legislation, Second Substitute House Bill 1217, successfully moved out of the House Appropriations Committee with a do pass re…

3 days ago·United States

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MY Northwest

Washington Senate Advances Rent Cap Bill Debate

A state Senate committee, as expected, moved a rent stabilization bill forward Wednesday, opening the door for more debate over ‘what is rent control’. Senate Bill 5222 would cap rent increases at 7% per year and any increase of rent in a tenant’s first year. The goal, according to backers, is to create stability for tenants who often face unpredictable and steep rent increases. Just before Senate Housing Committee took its vote, Senator Yasmin …

4 days ago·Tacoma, United States

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Dailyfly - Lewis Clark Valley News

Bill to cap Rent Increases in Washington State Clears Senate Committee

OLYMPIA, WA – A bill to cap yearly rent increases cleared another obstacle in the state Senate on Wednesday. A year after a similar bill died in the Senate Housing Committee, the panel approved legislation that limits annual rent hikes to 7% for tenants across the state. Last year, one senator on the committee refused to vote yes or no on the policy, effectively killing it. This year, there are new — more progressive — faces on the committee, wh…

3 days ago

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