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

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Washington Governor Bob Ferguson has signed HB 1217, a new law capping annual rent increases in Washington at either 7% plus ...

The state of Washington now has rent control, after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1217 into law on Thursday.

The State of Washington officially has rent control. Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1217 on Wednesday, which limits ...

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

Seattle socialist firebrand city councilmember Kshama Sawant fought for years for rent control in the city before one final defeat as she left office in 2023. Wednesday, Governor Bob Ferguson ...

Rent caps and other housing reforms are coming to Washington State after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a swath of historic ...

Annual rent increases will be capped for most Washington renters after House Bill 1217 was signed into law Wednesday ...

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Washington's rent-control bill made it through both houses ... Opponents of the bill warned that developers would leave the state if it became law and argued that similar policies in Oregon ...