Law

Some new laws came and ended along with the pandemic. Others are lingering, some are here for good, and new local laws keep popping up. Washing-ton...

The City of Bellingham began developing rental regulations in 2015 with the introduction of a registration and inspection program. In 2018, another...

Many housing providers in Washington are unaware of the statewide ban on any blanket housing denials based on a tenant’s criminal history. For...

The Olympia Rental Housing Code was amended 5/15/2024 to create several additional tenant rights in the City of Olympia. This ordinance applies to...

If you have been keeping up to date with the political landscape of Washington state over the last year you are likely already aware of the six...

My office has received a lot of inquiries lately about what a housing provider may charge when a resident breaks a lease provision. Washington law...

Update to attorneys' fees provision

RHAWA is working hard to keep track of the ever-changing landscape of rental housing regulation in various jurisdictions across Washington State....

The RHAWA government affairs team has been working over the past several months listening to members, tracking local jurisdictions, talking to...

Those subject to the residential rental code in the City of Tacoma are reeling with the city council-approved ordinance taking effect in July and...

Some 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...