Find the latest summaries and policy updates for all multifamily housing regulations and policies.
Each year the National Apartment Association (NAA) hosts Advocate- their annual advocacy conference- where NAA members gather at Capitol Hill to network, to learn issues, and collectively take action. All WMFHA members are automatically members of NAA. As Congress settles into Capitol Hill, this... Continue Reading
As of March 7, Legislative Session in the state of Washington officially come to a close. After a hard fought 60 days with the multifamily housing industry at the forefront of a couple of high visibility bills, we came out victorious. The highlight was once again stopping rent control in it's... Continue Reading
Legislative Update 9 - The End of Session Continue Reading
Over the last few months, WMFHA, under the National Apartment Association’s (NAA) lead and with support from other multi-family housing associations and housing providers (including Weidner Apartment Homes, GRE Downtowner LLC, and the Apartment Owners Association of California, Inc.), was given the Continue Reading
As the Washington State Legislature starts to wrap up, everything starts going at an even faster rate during a short session. This week we saw what is called the Opposite House of Origin Policy Committee Cutoff, which means that if the bill was originally introduced in the House of Representatives... Continue Reading
WMFHA and PAH release rent control reports Continue Reading
Your voice matters, even if you are not sure how your experience can add to the conversation. Case in point, two supplier members Katie Phelan-Chostner, 1UP Floors, and Chris Dukelow, CredHub, knocked it out of their park with their recent testimony in Olympia. Their testimony was instrumental in... Continue Reading
We had great representation from a few members on the eastside of the state, which helped us get meetings with our legislators from east of the mountains. Special thank you to Libby Patton, Amanda Gunn, Michael Sinitsa and Tim Braun. Thank you for making the trip and for representing our industry... Continue Reading
Our 2024 Day on the Hill was the biggest yet and proven very successful! Continue Reading
Hopefully you’ve been receiving all the Action Alerts and updates from our GA team. Those alerts- and our ability to continue the fight against bad policy- is largely supported by PAC contributions. We work to maintain relationships with legislators outside of legislative session, and the... Continue Reading
Beginning this month, the City of Tacoma is hosting seven tutorial sessions covering the City's updated Rental Housing Code, the new Landlord Fairness Code, how those codes work together, and what it all means for anyone who owns, operates, or rents residential property within the Tacoma City... Continue Reading
Every year, to incentivize NAA PAC contributions from the general membership, NAA puts together a sweepstakes that offers some awesome prizes. This year’s prizes are pretty jaw dropping…you could win a trip to Greece or a luxury Broadway trip to New York City! For just $25 apiece or... Continue Reading
