This law makes Washington the third state to implement statewide rent control policies, along with Oregon and California. Most provisions in HB 1217 expire after 15 years on July 1, 2040.

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OLYMPIA, Wash. (KPTV) - The state of Washington now has rent control, after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1217 into law on Thursday. The law took effect immediately. What it means ...

The new law caps rent increases in a year at 7%-plus-inflation or 10% total. But what will it change about the process of renting in WA?

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Washington’s new rent control law caps rents at the lesser of either (i) seven percent plus inflation, or (ii) 10 percent. New buildings are not be subject to rent control the first 12 years of ...

In addition to income-squeezing rent control, New Jersey imposes the highest property tax rate in the country (2.49%), strict just cause eviction laws, and painfully slow court processes.