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2023 | OPPOSED

HB 1388 – Rent Control (7% Cap)

Protecting tenants by prohibiting predatory residential rent practices and by applying the consumer protection act to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act. Sponsors: Macri, Ramel, Peterson, Thai, Gregerson, Hackney, Ormsby, Alvarado, Doglio, Cortes, Riccelli, Mena, Kloba, Bateman, Fitzgibbon, Street, Taylor, Lekanoff, Simmons, Farivar, Pollet, Stonier, Berry, Reed, Bergquist, Morgan, Davis, Santos, Chopp, Reeves, Stearns, Fosse Status: Summary: Subscribe * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Type of Emails You Wish to Receive Advocacy (WA Laws…

HB 1129 – Sale or lease of manufactured/mobile home communities

Concerning the sale or lease of manufactured/mobile home communities and the property on which they sit. Sponsors: Gregerson, Duerr, Reed, Peterson, Bateman, Ramel, Leavitt, Doglio, Macri, Simmons, Reeves, Chopp, Lekanoff, Wylie, Santos, Ormsby, Kloba, and Tharinger Status: Summary: Talking Points: Subscribe * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last…

2023 | OPPOSED

SB 5197 – Eviction Processes

Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing technical changes to eviction notice forms and modifying certain eviction processes. Sponsors: Kuderer, Saldaña, Frame, Nguyen, Nobles, Wellman, Wilson, C. Status: Amended version passed out of (S) Housing on Feb. 8, referred to Rules Committee Summary Amended Bill

2023 | Bills | OPPOSED | PRIORITY

HB 1074 – Landlord damage claims

Documentation and processes governing landlords’ claims for damage. Sponsors: Thai, Macri, Simmons, Ryu, Ramel, Peterson, Lekanoff, and Alvarado Status: Senate Housing Summary: Talking Points: Subscribe * indicates required Email Address * First Name Last Name Type of Emails You Wish to Receive Advocacy (WA Laws and Bills) Membership Notifications Monthly…

2023 | Bills | OPPOSED

HB 1124 – Rent Control Lite

Protecting tenants from excessive rent and related fees by providing at least six months’ notice for rent increases over a certain amount, allowing tenants the right to terminate a tenancy without penalty, and limiting late fees. Sponsors: Peterson and Fitzgibbon Status: DEAD Summary: Amended Bill Talking Points Subscribe * indicates…

2023 | Bills | OPPOSED

SB 5060 – Rental & Vacant Property Registry

Requiring the registration of rental and vacant housing units. Sponsors: Kuderer and Trudeau Status: DEAD Summary The Department of Commerce (Commerce) must create and maintain a website that tracks and discloses statewide rental and vacant housing unit inventory in real time as well as reported monthly rental rate data. Rental…