With less than 4 days left in session, it looks like we only have one major bill left in play, HB 1628, otherwise known as the “REET increase...
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Policy Issues and Legal Topics Affecting Multifamily Housing
Find the latest summaries and policy updates for all multifamily housing regulations and policies.
On Tuesday, Seattle Ctty Council passed a cap of $10 on late fees for rent. The proposal by Councilmember Kshama Sawant had been amended in...
Read PostA broad coalition of interest groups and associations, including WMFHA, have been working together for the past month. The group has taken a...
Read PostDuring the week of March 27, WMFHA staff and several members traveled to Washington, DC for the annual Advocate conference hosted by NAA. In...
Read PostIn February, Partnership for Affordable Housing (PAH), a coalition aligned to fight rent control, developed a new campaign to address the ren...
Read PostWMFHA Members Step Up Big to Support NAAPAC Every year, NAA asks local affiliates to support its federal advocacy efforts through its “Fund...
Read PostOn March 27th, the Spokane City Council overrode Mayor Nadine Woodward’s veto of C36366, paving the way for the ordinances to take affect...
Read PostThe two bills, one House and one Senate, that would have removed the state preemption on town, city and county rent control failed to pass out of...
Read PostWMFHA Government Affairs Director Ryan Makinster and WMFHA member, Kevin Weishaar, VP, Mercy Housing Management Group testified before the Senate...
Read PostOn March 13, the Bellingham City Council passed an ordinance that requires all rent increases to be preceded by a 120 day notification.
Read PostOn February 27, the Spokane Council passed two ordinances, C36330 and C36366 with Mayor Nadine Woodward vetoing the second one on March 16, 2023.
Read PostThe Release Notes, which are accessible when logged into your NAA Click & Lease Program, include copies of these upcoming forms.
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