A lawsuit challenging the city of Tacoma, Wash. , for its voter-approved tenants’ rights law has been sent back to Pierce ...

A citizen-led initiative in Bellingham, if approved, would prohibit landlords from interfering with tenants engaged in protected activities.

Washington capped rent hikes for tenants at 10% or 7% plus inflation, whichever’s lower. Landlords must give 90 days’ notice and can't raise rent in the first lease year. 147 rent violation complaints ...

SEATTLE — With a new Washington law limiting rent increases in effect, the Attorney General’s Office is working to inform tenants of their rights and how to file a complaint if they receive an ...

Lindsey Wasson / AP For the first time, Washington’s attorney general has enforced the state’s new cap on rent hikes, fining eight landlords $2,000 each for violating the law. House Bill 1217 took ...

While tenant rights alone won’t solve the affordability crisis, they are essential to mitigating its worst impacts. | Opinion ...

Permanent supportive housing, eviction workarounds and financing for rural homes are among the topics Washington lawmakers could discuss next year to alleviate the state’s affordable housin ...

For the first time, Washington’s attorney general has enforced the state’s new cap on rent hikes, fining eight landlords $2,000 each for violating the law. House Bill 1217 took effect in early May.