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Extreme Rental Regulations Are Expanding in Washington

Washington State lawmakers continue to impose new restrictions on housing providers — increasing administrative burdens while limiting the tools you need to operate successfully.

Rent control caps were only the beginning. Additional regulations, penalties, and costs are already here — and more are coming.

RHAWA Exists to Push Back

We equip landlords with compliance tools and education, and we advocate year-round to defend your right to provide housing in Washington State. As the statewide association for rental housing providers, RHAWA works to ensure your voice is heard where policy decisions are made.

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WHAT RENT CONTROL HAS ALREADY DONE

The Policy

What Rent Control has Already Done

Under HB 1217, housing providers are already facing significant new challenges:

  • Capped yearly rent increases, ignoring capital expenses and rising monthly costs
  • Longer notice periods and stricter requirements for rent increase notices
  • $7,500 fines if a tenant pursues and wins a private right of action
  •  Increased administrative costs for your business

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The lawmakers

What Lawmakers Want to do Next

And the majority party wants to go further:

  • Lower the current rent control cap
  • Impose a B&O tax on rent collected
  • Create a statewide rental registry
  • Increase property taxes
  • Restrict the number of single-family homes you can own

These proposals would further limit housing providers’ ability to operate, invest, and serve their communities.


 

The Solution

How RHAWA Protects Housing Providers

RHAWA’s Government Affairs team actively works to protect the services you provide to your community:

  • Advocates at the state level on behalf of housing providers
  • Lobbies at the local city and municipal level
  • Leverages long-standing stakeholder and media relationships built through years of experience

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    Membership That Protects Your Business

    When you join RHAWA, you gain access to the tools, education, and advocacy needed to navigate an increasingly challenging regulatory environment, and the collective strength to push back against extreme policy.

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