🎉 Another great update from Olympia. #WALeg just passed #HB1217, aka Rent Stabilization

🏘️ That means renters have more predictability in their housing costs and can better plan for their futures; and it means more stability for our housing crisis.

ON to the Senate!

DYK-
🪴 88% of folks in WA support more housing near transit?
🪴 72% support rent stabilization

These are common-sense, popular policies that #WALeg should prioritize passing before floor cutoff on March 12.

You can help- share this post, and email your reps to support #HB1217 and #HB1491

#SB522 & #HB1217 are bills in the WA State Legislature for #rentcap on annual rent increases. Please check out the #WAStateLegislature site and send a comment to your representatives in support of these bills:
app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?...

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#SeattleHousing #Seattle

Protect families from homelessness & displacement We can protect families from homelessness or displacement by putting limits on how high landlords can jack up the rent in any given year. Help us pass this critical legislation today:

And that's a wrap on the hearing! Thanks to everyone who testified in support of #HB1217

If you'd like to urge your #WALeg lawmakers to vote YES on Rent Stabilization, you can send a letter in just a few clicks on our site here: fusewashington.actionkit.com/letter/rent_...

Rep. Emily Alvarado, bill sponsor:

"We can, and must, both build homes and protect people now from rent increases." Says no one bill is a silver bullet, but #HB1217 is a component of the solution

Washington’s rent stabilization bill is back! #HB1217 would cap rent increases at no more than 7%/year, while exempting new builds subsidized housing where rent is determined based on income.

This is a sensible solution that minimizes the risk of unintended consequences. Let’s get it done! #waleg