Rent Control Bill (HB 2779)

1/28/2020

HB 2779 (Rent Control Bill) deals with protecting tenants from excessive rent and related fees. Currently there is no hearing but it can be placed on the hearing schedule at any time. You can contact your lawmakers about this bill. Provided is link to the members of the Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee:

Committee Members Contact Info - Link

Provided below is a PDF link to the Rent Control Bill (HB 2779):

RENT CONTROL BILL (HB 2779) - PDF LINK

Provided below is a PDF link to a study that shows the negative impacts of
rent control with info specific to our greater Seattle area.

THE IMPACTS OF RENT CONTROL - PDF LINK

2 Comments

Larry Schmidt

1/28/2020 07:38:18 pm

every time a bill that restricts a landlords management of their property, esp. single family homes, more of them decide to sell to home owners, thereby decreasing the amount available. Which makes rents go up! The old saying supply and demand causes changes.

Stuart R Koser

1/28/2020 10:39:52 pm

I oppose the passing of HB 2779 which would interfere with my ability as a landlord to manage my own properties.

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