2. Rent Increases The Law: Any rent adjustment must be reasonable and approved by the Rent Control Department. Reality: Some landlords randomly raise rent without following legal procedures.

The cost of housing is such a great burden for so many Washingtonians that a number of renters are now applauding a bill that ...

Washington State's House passed a bill capping rent hikes at 7% with a 90-day notice, moving toward rent control.

However, in November 2024, around 60% of the nearly 15 million voters rejected Proposition 33, a ballot measure that would have expanded rent control measures in the state. With an already-low ...

A proposal by Mayor Wu's challenger is not really rent control in the traditional sense, experts say. But his embrace of the ...