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Source of Income now protected statewide
Posted In: Advocacy, Law,
Date posted Oct 12

The statewide Source of Income Discrimination law is now in effect with the enforcement period having commenced on September 30, 2018. This new...

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UW Rental Housing Study Supports What Landlords Have Been Telling City Officials For Years
Posted In: Advocacy, Business, Government, Market News, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Jul 27

On Tuesday, July 24, a group of UW researchers briefed Seattle City Council’s Human Services, Equitable Development, and Renter Rights...

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University of Washington (UW) Study Links Seattle Landlord Regulations to Decreased Availability
Posted In: Advocacy, Market News, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Jul 25

PRESS RELEASEContact:Heather Pierce(206) 905-0611 | hpierce@RHAwa.orgRHAwa.org Seattle, WA – July 24, 2018 – A group of researchers...

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Can We Learn from Seattle’s History of Landlord-Tenant Battles?
Posted In: Advocacy, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Jun 1

Tenant rights advocates have been fighting landlords through legislation in Seattle for 40 years. This city has many aging buildings and has been...

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Rentberry and Seattle landlord file suit over Seattle ban on rent bidding websites
Posted In: Advocacy, Announcements,
Date posted May 23

PRESS RELEASEFor Immediate ReleaseContact:Sean Martin(206) 905-0609 | smartin@RHAwa.orgRHAwa.org Rentberry and Seattle landlord file suit over...

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RHAWA opposes Seattle employer head tax proposal
Posted In: Advocacy,
Date posted May 10

Yesterday, RHAWA transmitted the following letter to Seattle City Council and the Mayor stating our opposition to the proposed head tax for funding...

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Landlords Sue Seattle to Overturn Ban on Criminal Records When Screening Applicants
Posted In: Advocacy, Government, Law, Tenant Screening,
Date posted May 3

Lawsuit against Seattle’s “Prohibiting Criminal Background Screening” Ordinance filed May 1 Seattle, WA – Pacific Legal...

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2018 Legislative Session Summary
Posted In: Advocacy, Government,
Date posted Mar 15

In the summer of 2016, Washington politicos spent their days obsessed with a special election State Senate race in the 44th legislative district....

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First In Time Lawsuit Filed by Landlords Receives Its Day in Court - Summary Judgment Hearing
Posted In: Advocacy,
Date posted Feb 24

William Shadbolt | RHAWA Board PresidentEdited by Sean Flynn | RHAWA Board Past PresidentOn Friday, February 23, Judge Suzanne Parisien...

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Rent Control Fails in the 2018 Washington State Legislature
Posted In: Advocacy,
Date posted Feb 2

Today, Friday February 2nd is the official cutoff for most bills in the legislature. Any bill that does not have effect the state’s budget...

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​Senate Committee to hear Rent Control bill: Tues, Jan. 30 @ 8 am
Posted In: Advocacy, Announcements, Events,
Date posted Jan 29

Call to Action! Senate Financial Institutions & Insurance Committee to hear Rent Control bill on Tues, Jan. 30 @ 8 am On Tuesday, January 30 @...

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CALL TO ACTION: House Judiciary Committee set to Hear Rent Control bill on Tues, Jan. 23 at 10 am
Posted In: Advocacy, Announcements, Events,
Date posted Jan 19

Next Tuesday, January 23 @ 10 am, the House Judiciary Committee will hear HB 2583 which would end the State's ban on rent control and allow cities...

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