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WA SB5222
Bill
Status
1/13/2025
Primary Sponsor
Yasmin Trudeau
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AI Summary
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Caps annual rent and fee increases at 7% combined for residential and manufactured/mobile home tenancies, with no increases allowed during the first 12 months of a tenancy
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Requires 180 days written notice for rent increases of 3% or more, and mandates landlords provide annual rent increase notices using a standardized form
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Limits combined move-in fees and security deposits to no more than one month's rent, and caps late fees at 1.5% of total monthly rent
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Exempts from rent caps: new construction (10 years or less), public housing authorities, nonprofits with regulated rents, owner-occupied single-family homes with 2 or fewer rental units, and duplexes where owner occupies one unit
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Establishes violations as unfair or deceptive acts under the Consumer Protection Act, entitling tenants to actual damages, three months' mandatory damages, and attorney fees; requires the Department of Commerce to contract for a social vulnerability assessment due by June 30, 2028
Legislative Description
Improving housing stability for tenants subject to the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act by limiting rent and fee increases, requiring notice of rent and fee increases, limiting fees and deposits, establishing a landlord resource center and associated services, authorizing tenant lease termination, creating parity between lease types, and providing for attorney general enforcement.
Last Action
By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
1/12/2026