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Tenant notices are tools provided under the law to change or enforce the terms of a rental agreement. Over the last few years, tenant notices have...

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Time is running out! This is your last opportunity to secure a sponsorship at RHAWA’s exclusive Housing Provider Workshops this May. These...

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Unlocking the Potential of Your Property: How to Subdivide, Build, and Convert Accessory Dwellings into Condominiums in Washington State The condo...

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How Did the Kims (Almost) Get Away With It? Let’s unpack the unlawful detainer case(s) to find out how this family lived without paying rent...

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Imagine Washington’s rental housing market as a solar system—each participant, from rental housing providers and tenants to...

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Olympia, WA - Tonight, the Washington State House of Representatives passed Second Substitute House Bill 1217 by a vote of 53-42. The vote was...

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Washington is facing a housing crisis but rent stabilization—rent control—isn't the solution; it's a simplistic response to a complex...

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form revisions effective 03/2025 The Federal Housing & Urban Development (HUD) updated two forms that are provided on the RHAWA Forms Page in...

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Now with Washington State providing free legal representation for tenants, housing providers are much less likely to come out ahead in disputes,...

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“Once Upon a Time…” Water heaters, all water heaters, used to last at least a dozen years, and often even twice that. And we...

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Plumbing issues can range from a rapidly flooding basement to a small leak. All of these issues should be addressed as a landlord, some more quickly...

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“Yes In My Backyard” - If the phrase has yet to enter your lexicon, the YIMBY movement is a growing cultural and political response to...

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