Rent stabilization and nine other housing proposals were signed into Washington state law on Wednesday.
SEATTLE — Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a suite of housing bills into Washington state law on Wednesday afternoon, including one that controls how much most landlords can raise the rent on their tenants year-over-year.
The rent stabilization proposal passed through the Legislature on the last weekend of the session following some back-and-forth between the two chambers about what should be included in the final edition of the bill. A committee of senators and representatives landed on an agreement that caps annual rent increases at 7% plus inflation, or 10%, whichever is
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