Washington Senate OKs Rent Stabilization Bill After Gutting It - The Urbanist

Washington Senate OKs Rent Stabilization Bill After Gutting It - The Urbanist

On Thursday, the Washington State Senate took the leap and approved a long-awaited rent stabilization bill, but not before gutting it with provisions that quickly earned the ire of tenant advocates, who are arguing they kneecapped the legislation close to the point of uselessness. Those amendments set up a potential fight between the Senate and the House in the days ahead. House Bill 1217 had already cleared the state House in March, with only f…

Rent Stabilization Commission Considers Revisiting Security Deposit Interest Rates

I agree why are Landlord even having to pay any interest on last month security. Repairs have escalated and landlords are responsible. The 5 banks that the council says will pay 5% on $500 or more was false. I called 3 of the unknown banks. I think the council needs to reconsider how they favor tenants to the point of us landlords need to take further action to be fair. I have had the discussion with John Ericsson who has been so understanding. …