Advocacy

COVID-19 represents a complete shock to Washington’s vital systems, infrastructure, and institutions. The virus is testing our world-class...

The Washington State Legislature is entering a new phase of the legislative process as it moves rapidly towards concluding its 60-day session. The...

In the last two years there has been a dizzying amount of discussion about eviction, termination, homelessness, relocation assistance, and many...

On February 10, the Seattle City Council took the unprecedented step of banning eviction for “Winter Months”. While there were many...

An interesting op-ed ran last week in The Lens focused on the risks which Just Cause laws pose to neighbors and other risks, from the perspective of...

STATEWIDE MANDATORY LEASE RENEWAL BILL - JUST CAUSE APPLIED TO FIXED TERM LEASES! On Friday, January 24, the House of Representatives will hold...

On January 13, RHAWA’s government affairs team began again the critical venture of advocating on behalf of private housing providers at the...

Nobody should be without a safe place to stay during the winter – or any time of year. Evictions are a last resort for housing providers...

For most small housing providers, the policies passed by our state legislature in 2019 felt like an assault on the very idea of rental property...

Earlier this morning, the State Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Seattle’s “First in Time” (FIT) ordinance, previously thrown...

What is abundantly clear from the 2019 General election is that the issues the rental industry faced in the City of Seattle prior to the election...

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...