Renters call on Washington lawmakers to approve rent-control bill

Families fear displacement as Washington state rent-control bill hangs in balance

Disabled veteran and single parent Duana Ricks-Johnson has moved her family five times in the past four years to keep ahead of rising rents — all while fighting at the state Legislature for a rent control law that hasn’t come.Now, with rent stabilization legislation tantalizingly close to becoming law, last-minute amendments in the Senate have thrown the fate of House Bill 1217 into question as the end of the session looms. The bill passed the S…

Lawmakers urged to control rents

SEATTLE — Disabled veteran and single parent Duana Ricks-Johnson has moved her family five times in the past four years to keep ahead of rising rents, all while fighting at the Washington Legislature

Renters call on Washington lawmakers to approve rent-control bill

Duana Ricks-Johnson, a disabled veteran and single parent, had to move her family five times in the past four years because of rent increases.