Shelter is a basic human need, essential for equitable, healthy, safe, and stable communities.

Rent gouging, excessive fees, and short notice of rent increases destabilize families and workers and worsens the housing crisis. 

• Nearly 40% of Washingtonian households are renters.
• Hundreds of renters from across Washington shared their experiences of rent gouging with us.

At the end of the 2025 session, lawmakers in Olympia pass House Bill 1217 to help tens of thousands of seniors, single parents, veterans and other low income renters stay in their homes through rent stabilization.

As passed and signed by the Governor, HB 1217 provides:

• Allows landlords to increase rent up to 7% per year plus the Consumer Price Index or CPI, with a cap of 10% for residential tenants and up to 5% per year for manufactured homeowners. Landlords can increase rent for each new tenant.
• Requires 90 days notice for any rent increase.

HB 1217 also includes a 15-year sunset.

If you receive a rent increase and you are unsure if it follows the requirements of HB 1217, please visit https://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/

>>WA Rent Stabilization Fact Sheet<<

>>Jan. 10, 2025 press release<<

>>Statewide poll shows a supermajority of Washington voters support rent stabilization<<