Earlier this morning, the State Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Seattle’s “First in Time” (FIT) ordinance, previously thrown...
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As we face the final days of 2019, there is little doubt RHAWA has endured the heaviest number of regulatory attacks in decades. The drastic...
Read PostRHAWA endorsed candidates in several jurisdictions throughout the state. This list may be found here. RHAWA's PAC didn’t weigh in on Seattle...
Read PostAccording to EvictionLab.org, Washington’s eviction rate has continued to fall from its 2005 peak of 1.45% to 0.82% in 2016, the latest year...
Read PostStable Homes Federal Way Initiative 19-001, submitted by Washington Community Action Network (Washington CAN), will be a ballot measure on the...
Read PostOn average, 1 in 3 women and 1 in 9 men experience some form of domestic violence at the hands of an intimate partner in America. Here in Washington...
Read PostAn article which appeared in last Saturday’s Tacoma News Tribune highlighting new landlord-tenant laws included several assertions by tenant...
Read PostOn August 1, a King County judge ruled that an initiative which seeks to create a “just cause” ordinance in the city of Federal Way...
Read PostEffective July 28, 2019, several new landlord-tenant laws took effect which have a direct impact on how rental owners manage their properties and...
Read PostThe passage of SB 5600, HB 1138, HB 1440, and HB 1462 made permanent changes to Washington State's Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RLTA) and will...
Read PostWhile many homeowners are set to benefit from legislation which revises how excise taxes are charged for real estate transactions, the new,...
Read PostThe Seattle City Council continues to propose new legislation and amend existing landlord-tenant laws under the premise of addressing housing...
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