# I believe a government has obligation to protect tenants and control rents. I believe there is a Rent Control Act in place. However, I believe it needs to be amended to address this new level of ...

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1217 (HB 1217) into law, establishing statewide residential rent control ...

Rent increases for most renters will be capped at either 7% (plus inflation) or 10%, whichever is the lower number.

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Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson last week signed into law a bill that sets limits on rent increases, making the state among the ...

St. Paul exempts post-2004 rentals from rent control, while Minneapolis halted a proposed ordinance last fall.

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill on May 7 restricting rent increases in the state, joining California and Oregon as ...

Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson has signed a bill into law that sets limits on rent ... of slowing the homeless crisis. Oregon's rent-control bill was passed in 2019 and later updated to ...

Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill into law Wednesday that sets limits on rent increases, making the state among the first in the nation to provide protections for tenants.