Rent cap passes state House
An apartment building in Lakewood, south of Tacoma. Average rents increased by 20.94% in Pierce County over last year. A bill passed in the Washington House of Representatives Tuesday would cap increases at 7% in a 12-month period.
Drew Perine/The News Tribune via AP
OLYMPIA — The Washington State House of Representatives passed a rent increase cap bill by a vote of 54 to 43 on Tuesday. A companion bill, SB 5961, failed to pass out of committee in January.
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