Housing

Every four months, Philippe Knab, the reentry and eviction defense program director for Washington’s Office of Civil Legal Aid, compiles a report on eviction trends across the state. Since 2021,…

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…

Noticed apartment buildings cropping up next to bus and light rail stations? More could be on the way. Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday signed House Bill 1491 into law, setting…

Washington landlords can no longer raise rents by more than 10% per year under landmark legislation Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law Wednesday. Effective immediately, House Bill 1217 caps residential…

Housing was the focus of several bills approved by Washington state lawmakers during the legislative session that ended April 27. Here are six of the bills that made it across…

Washington Democrats have landed on a new proposed limit on residential rent increases after negotiations in the Legislature. Under the version House and Senate Democrats announced late Thursday, annual rent…

Democratic state lawmakers dropped their bid Monday to repeal a voter-approved limit on property tax growth in Washington, excising one of the most controversial revenue-raising ideas they’ve pursued in this…

A cap on annual residential rent increases in Washington state is closer than ever to becoming law. But major changes made in the Senate on Thursday have set up a…

Over the next few weeks, lawmakers in Washington’s state House and Senate need to resolve significant differences on new taxes, education funding, furloughs for state employees and much, much more….