Legislation & Policy

RHAWA provides several different resources on local laws from a few different perspectives. Some start with a certain type of law and illustrate how...

The 4th District encompasses much of the Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Millwood and some of the surrounding areas such as the popular Green Bluff...

As predicted last month with the 2024 State Campaign Watch, the Presidential race continues to attract the bulk of the national media attention,...

During our record-breaking summer temperature across the state, local governments are methodically reviewing and proposing updates to their...

Because actual limits on rent increases are unconstitutional in Washington State, local governments have been passing ordinances that create...

Washington Building Code Council Actions Cause Confusion

While the rematch of the Biden v. Trump battle will capture the bulk of the political national media attention over the course of the summer, there...

This spring has brought a bit of a slow down compared to the winter months in local jurisdictions proposing new rental regulations due primarily to...

If you watched any of the testimony against HB 2114 during the 2024 legislative session, then you may have seen Morgan Shook of ECOnorthwest...

THIS ARTICLE INCLUDES INFORMATION ON AZIBO WHICH NO LONGER EXISTS DUE TO AN ACQUISITION BY ANOTHER COMPANY. RHAWA IS IN THE PROCESS OF DETERMINING...

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

In the first week of June, all the changes that passes state legislature in the 2024 legislative session went into effect. This includes several of...