WA Senate leader says with changes, rent stabilization bill could pass

The parliamentary arithmetic allowed Comuns to be decisive in the Parliament of Catalonia. Despite losing two deputies in the last elections, its six representatives have managed to place housing at the center of the political debate. The leader of the parliamentary group, Jéssica Albiach (València, 45 years), claims to advance towards the rents of “at least 10 or 15 years”, defends the reservation of 30% official protection and regrets the “low…

Washington Legislature advances bill to cap rent increases

House Democrats have called House Bill (HB) 1217 their top housing priority of the year, and now that it has been passed by the House on March 10, it is set to advance to the state Senate.

Fate of bill to cap rent increases now rests on fine-tuning in Washington Senate

A bill to cap residential rent increases across Washington will need revisions to pass in the state Senate, according to the chamber’s top Democrat.“There’s still going to be more work to do to get to a bill that will have majority support,” Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, said during a press conference on Thursday.House Bill 1217 would prohibit landlords from raising a residential tenant’s rent more than 7% in any 12-month per…

WA Senate leader says with changes, rent stabilization bill could pass

The Washington State Senate failed to pass a bill to limit rent increases in 2024, but that may change this year.