During his mid-January inaugural address, Democratic Gov. Bob Ferguson gave shout-outs to multiple bills, including some by ...

House Bill 1217, also called the “rent-cap bill,” was among the most hotly debated measures during the 2025 session.

The most contentious bill that Gov. Bob Ferguson signed into law was a state-level mandate to cap rent increases.

Easily the most contested housing bill of the session, House Bill 1217 limits the amount a landlord can raise rent on tenants ...

The law requires the Department of Commerce to post annual rent increase limits by June 1 each year to inform landlords of ...

Rent caps and other housing reforms are coming to Washington State after Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a swath of historic ...

After the recent election, Bob Ferguson won Vice Chair over Ginger Bennett with 38 to 36 votes. We had a chance to sit down ...

Washington landlords can no longer raise rents by more than 10% per year under landmark legislation Gov. Bob Ferguson signed ...

Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill into law Wednesday that sets limits on rent increases, making the state ...

Governor Bob Ferguson is expected to sign a bill Wednesday that would set limits on rent increases—one of the first in the ...

Rent stabilization and nine other housing proposals were expected to be signed into Washington state law on Wednesday.