Rent Cap

New caps on annual rent hikes are now law in Washington state after years of debate over the policy.

Washington has new limits on annual rent increases. The governor signed the bill into law Wednesday. It caps annual rent hikes at 7% plus inflation, or 10% – whichever is lower.

Landlords in Washington will soon be limited in how much they can raise their tenants’ rents each year.

In the session's final days, the Democratic majority settled on several major pieces of legislation, and a new state budget that includes a slate of tax changes.

The fate of a bill in the Washington Legislature that could cap annual rent increases is uncertain. Democrats remain divided over which version of the proposal should become law.

The controversial bill, which is now closer to becoming law, is putting divisions among Democrats on full display.

A controversial bill to limit rent hikes is one step closer to becoming law — and putting divisions among Democrats on full display along the way.

Lawmakers in Olympia are just past the halfway point of this year’s legislative session. And scores of policy proposals have been left behind on the cutting room floor.

With lawmakers in Olympia just past the halfway point of this year’s legislative session, scores of policy proposals have been left behind.

The bill would limit annual price hikes for residential tenants to no more than 7% a year. It next goes to the state Senate.