Washington landlords can no longer raise rents by more than 10% per year under landmark legislation Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law Wednesday.

Gov. Ferguson signed a bill into law that sets limits on rent increases, making the state among the first in the nation to ...

Rent stabilization and nine other housing proposals were signed into Washington state law on Wednesday. SEATTLE — Gov. Bob ...

Beginning June 1, 2025, the state Department of Commerce will be required to publish the allowable maximum rent increase annually, based on the Seattle-area Consumer Price Index. Landlords must ...

The House and Senate on Sunday, the last day of the legislative session, passed the rent increase limit at 7% plus inflation or 10%, whichever is lower. Landlords could still set rent however they ...

The net operating incomes of landlords with rent-stabilized apartments rose 12.1 percent in 2023, the most recent year data was available — the highest annual increase going back more than 30 years.

Amid concerns that President Donald Trump’s administration might drop a lawsuit against a company accused of using algorithms to inflate rent prices ... Mayes sent a letter to the administration ...

Instead of a 7 percent yearly maximum rent increase, the bill was amended to ... We encourage readers to express their views about public issues. Letters to the editor are subject to editing ...

An angry business owner has been slapped with a £4,490 council rent hike ... a 68 per cent increase. John said: “Our contract was for three years and I expected to receive a letter on the ...

have implemented the annual increase in State Pensions and benefits from April 7. Every year, these government departments send out letters to all claimants, informing them of their new payment rates.

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