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RHAWA Sits Down with Tacoma Councilmember John Hines
Posted In: Advocacy, Government,
Date posted Dec 7

As the External Affairs Manager for RHAWA one of my new and exciting responsibilities has been to launch our new Podcast, Housing Matters. With the...

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Tacoma Measure 1 Makes it Even Harder to Evict a Violent Tenant
Posted In: Government,
Date posted Nov 16

Tacoma Measure 1 will make it more difficult to evict a dangerous, destructive, or disruptive tenant and one provision even prohibits the eviction...

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LEGAL BATTLES + LANDLORD RIGHTS
Posted In: Policy News,
Date posted Nov 15

RHAWA's Ongoing Fight Against Tacoma Measure 1, King County + the US Supreme Court Tacoma Measure OneRHAWA’s Legal Defense Fund (LDF) is...

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House Bill 1110 and Its Impact on Housing
Posted In: Government,
Date posted Nov 9

As some of you are probably aware, there was a bill passed in this most recent legislative session that could have a massive impact on housing in...

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Tacoma's Residents' Opinions: Perspectives on Rental Housing, Landlords, and Policy
Posted In: Advocacy,
Date posted Nov 7

On October 7 RHAWA partnered with DHM Research—a non-partisan public opinion research firm—to conduct two focus groups of Tacoma...

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The Truth About Relocation Assistance
Posted In: Policy News,
Date posted Nov 1

So, what is relocation assistance? Relocation assistance in basic terms says that if a property provider raises rent a certain amount year-over-year...

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RHAWA Calls on Members to Help Fight Proposed Tacoma Regulations that will Reduce Affordable Housing
Posted In: Advocacy, Press Releases,
Date posted Sep 7

Tacoma, WA - The Rental Housing Association of Washington (RHAWA) put the call out to its 5,000 members in Tacoma and across the state to help...

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Rent Control FAILS in Seattle
Posted In: Advocacy,
Date posted Aug 2

RHAWA is pleased to announce that on Tuesday, August 1, the Seattle City Council voted NO on Councilmember Sawant's harmful rent control...

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Seattle Renters Rights Committee Votes on Rent Control
Posted In: Advocacy,
Date posted Jul 24

RHAWA is always closely watching developments in the Seattle City Council, particularly Councilmember Sawant’s efforts to establish a...

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Local Government Update: April 2023
Posted In: Advocacy, Announcements, Government, Law, Policy News,
Date posted Apr 12

Legislative Session is almost over, but your RHAWA Government Affairs team is still hard at work fighting to maintain your rights as small housing...

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Yim v. Seattle: 9th Circuit Court Rules in Favor of Housing Provider Rights
Posted In: Advocacy, Education, Seattle Laws, Tenant Screening,
Date posted Mar 23

On Tuesday, March 21st, the 9th Circuit Court ruled that Seattle's prohibition on using criminal background checks for housing did not meet the...

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Local Government Update: March 2023
Posted In: Advocacy, Law,
Date posted Mar 15

With Legislative Session still underway, your RHAWA Government Affairs team is hard at work fighting to maintain your rights as small housing...

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