Washington joins other states in capping rent hikes as housing costs surge in 2025. Here's what renters need to know.

Brown continued, “Washington is facing a housing crisis and we must respond ... their landlords to impose steep rent increases. Chris Vialpando, a renter in Seattle’s Lower Queen Anne ...

House Bill 1217, also called the “rent-cap bill,” was among the most hotly debated measures during the 2025 session.

The housing affordability and inventory crisis across the nation has ... according to reporting last month by The Seattle Times. Initially, rent increases would have been capped at 7% annually.

In Denver, the average monthly cost of sending one child to daycare is $1,434, which is 83% of the typical rent payment of $1,720 in the metro area. Sending two kids to daycare in Denver costs 167% of ...

(The Center Square) – A controversial and hotly debated bill to cap rent increases in Washington state passed the Legislature on Sunday ... make Washington unattractive for new housing starts and ...