Olympia, WA – On the last day and the last minute of the midway point for the 2024 Washington State Legislative session the Speaker of the...
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• Frustration with city regulations is cited as a major concern.• Nearly 7,000 single-family rentals homes are no longer on the...
Read PostRHAWA is working hard to keep track of the ever-changing landscape of rental housing regulation in various jurisdictions across Washington State....
Read PostOnce again small housing providers are in the crosshairs by the progressive Democrats in Olympia who do not seem to understand how they are killing...
Read PostA recently released “study” by a sociology professor at the University of Washington claims that “the Seattle rental housing...
Read PostRHAWA is working hard to keep track of the ever-changing landscape of rental housing regulation in various jurisdictions across Washington State....
Read PostThe RHAWA government affairs team has been working over the past several months listening to members, tracking local jurisdictions, talking to...
Read PostSome of our readers may have seen the news stories as of late about eviction filings in King County being nearly double in October what they were in...
Read PostIf you have been paying even a little attention to Seattle media over the last two months, you will have heard of Jason Roth, more commonly known...
Read PostWith the leaves falling and days growing shorter, this is our signal the Washington State Legislature will soon be in session and the battle over...
Read PostWith the passage of Tacoma Measure 1 expect a full-out frontal assault aimed at Olympia and small rental housing providers this winter. Armed by...
Read PostBellinghamOn November 6, 2023, voters in Bellingham approved a new tenant protection measure put forth by a group calling themselves Community First...
Read PostThe 2024 Legislative Session begins on January 9, 2024, which is just around the corner. We hope you are looking forward to joining our events and...
Read PostAs the External Affairs Manager for RHAWA one of my new and exciting responsibilities has been to launch our new Podcast, Housing Matters. With the...
Read PostTacoma Measure 1 will make it more difficult to evict a dangerous, destructive, or disruptive tenant and one provision even prohibits the eviction...
Read PostAs 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...
Read PostLegislative Session is almost over, but your RHAWA Government Affairs team is still hard at work fighting to maintain your rights as small housing...
Read PostAs the day of the general election quickly approaches, lets take a quick look back to the last two years of legislative changes. For those who do...
Read PostThe recommendations from A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH) continue to be a major topic of discussion among King County cities. Redmond and...
Read PostSince the ARCH letter in April, several King County cities have been discussing and moving to pass the regulations recommended in the letter....
Read PostAs of writing this, primary election day has passed. While we have yet to get the certified results, which will be done on August 16, lets take a...
Read PostAs many of our members are aware, Representative Andrew Barkis is a champion for rental housing providers in Olympia. To show our gratitude, we...
Read PostCombating new rental housing regulations in Washington has proven to be an uphill battle for housing providers in recent years. While there are...
Read PostAt the beginning of covid, the City of Seattle passed a 6 month post moratorium eviction ban and a winter eviction ban. RHAWA challenged the...
Read PostFor your general information, today, Tuesday, September 21 Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced an extension of the Seattle’s eviction...
Read PostSince the start of COVID-19, the number of housing providers selling or occupying their rental properties in Washington state has increased...
Read PostProposed Laws in Auburn Add to Housing Woes Amidst COVID-19 Uncertainty A sweeping package of restrictive new housing laws is sailing through the...
Read PostGovernor Inslee announced on 6/2/2020 an extension of the evictions ban in place across the state through August 1, 2020. The order extends prior...
Read PostSeattle City Council recently passed legislation enacting a 6-month ban on evictions after the Governor’s COVID emergency order, currently set...
Read PostOn Thursday evening, April 16, Governor Inslee updated and expanded his ban on eviction for all housing providers in the state. The new order now...
Read PostAn 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...
Read PostSTATEWIDE MANDATORY LEASE RENEWAL BILL - JUST CAUSE APPLIED TO FIXED TERM LEASES! On Friday, January 24, the House of Representatives will hold...
Read PostNobody should be without a safe place to stay during the winter – or any time of year. Evictions are a last resort for housing providers...
Read PostFor most small housing providers, the policies passed by our state legislature in 2019 felt like an assault on the very idea of rental property...
Read PostEarlier this morning, the State Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Seattle’s “First in Time” (FIT) ordinance, previously thrown...
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 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 PostApril 28 brought the 2019 legislative session to a close. After 105 days in session, lawmakers, staffers, and lobbyists alike were ready for sine...
Read PostOn Tuesday, July 24, a group of UW researchers briefed Seattle City Council’s Human Services, Equitable Development, and Renter Rights...
Read PostLawsuit against Seattle’s “Prohibiting Criminal Background Screening” Ordinance filed May 1 Seattle, WA – Pacific Legal...
Read PostIn the summer of 2016, Washington politicos spent their days obsessed with a special election State Senate race in the 44th legislative district....
Read PostIf government can strip you of choice just because unconscious bias might influence that choice, its power would have no bounds. But that is...
Read PostJanuary 31st is one of the most important days of the year for RHAWA members, and one of the best opportunities for you to affect policies made that...
Read PostStanford University researchers recently published a new study on the impacts and effects of San Francisco’s rent control policies and the...
Read PostHaving a tenancy end badly is something no one wants to have in their rental business. However, it is a reality in the life of a rental property...
Read PostSean Martin | Director of External Affairs Rent control is the Holy Grail for many low-income housing and tenant advocates who see it as the only...
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