{"id":892,"date":"2023-12-25T17:10:21","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T01:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cascadeparkestates.com\/?p=892"},"modified":"2023-12-25T17:10:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T01:10:23","slug":"wa-lawmakers-to-reconsider-tenant-protections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cascadeparkestates.com\/index.php\/2023\/12\/25\/wa-lawmakers-to-reconsider-tenant-protections\/","title":{"rendered":"WA Lawmakers to Reconsider Tenant Protections"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Below are a few excerpts from article by Crosscut: original article found here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Several state lawmakers say they plan to revisit proposals outlining new protections or limiting rental increases for mobile home owners and others in the coming session after some previous bills stalled amid broader housing legislation last year.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rent stabilization proposals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

“During the 2023 session, Sen. Yasmin Trudeau, D-Tacoma, introduced SB 5435 \u2013 which would hold any rent increases to at or below the rate of inflation for both residential and manufactured home tenants. The proposal would have also created a \u201ccause of action\u201d for tenants to seek reimbursements for rent paid above the allowed increases. The bill failed to advance beyond the Housing Committee, but the senator has plans to reintroduce an updated version next year with input from her House colleagues such as Rep. Emily Alvarado, D-Seattle.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Rep. Nicole Macri, D-Seattle, similarly introduced legislation last session to link allowable rent increases to the rate of inflation, but it also would have made violations of tenant rights subject to the state\u2019s Consumer Protection Act to open up new potential civil penalties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the last session, both Macri and Ramel\u2019s (Rep. Alex Ramel, D-Bellingham) measures moved up the legislative chain \u2013 but the two opted to prioritize Ramel\u2019s bill. Macri told Crosscut she intends to introduce a refined version of her previous bill that would \u201ctake the best of 1389 and 1388.\u201d The updated measure would entail a more specific, \u201cstraight limit\u201d on rent hikes and determining what constitutes new construction and hardship exemptions.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim “plans to look into potential pass-through programs to enact property tax exemptions for low-income seniors who own their homes or the lots underneath. A legislative assistant in the office noted that a reduction in lot fees is something \u201ctraditional rent control or rent stabilization policies couldn’t offer.\u201d”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds “who also serves as the chair of the House Housing Committee, said he plans to join his house colleagues in pursuing new rent stabilization measures.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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