homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Business


Subscriber content preview

April 29, 2025

Rent cap clears state Legislature

By JOURNAL STAFF

OLYMPIA — A bill that caps annual rent increases at is on its way to Gov. Bob Ferguson's desk after an 11th-hour passage out of conference committee over the weekend.

The final version of House Bill 1217 passed in the House and the Senate on the last day of the Legislature's 105-day session on Sunday. It limits annual rent increases to 7% plus the consumer price index, or 10%, whichever is smaller. Mobile home rents are also capped under the bill, at 5% per year.


 
. . .


To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.




Email or user name:
Password:
 
Forgot password? Click here.