The governor finally voiced support publicly for the legislation on Wednesday after a lawmaker shared information about his views.

(CN) — The rent, many California lawmakers agree, is too damn high. The phrase appeared often during a Thursday hearing as Assembly members examined a bill that would further cap allowable ... law ...

Effective May 7, House Bill 1217 caps residential rent hikes during a 12-month period at 7% plus inflation, or 10%, whichever ...

Washington is poised to limit annual ... set rent however they please when a tenancy begins. Rent increases for manufactured homes are limited to 5% under House Bill 1217. While the rent cap ...

A cap on annual residential rent increases in Washington state is closer ... by a single vote on the Senate floor in a dramatic roll call vote. Sen. John Lovick, D-Mill Creek, cast the deciding ...

Seattle socialist firebrand city councilmember Kshama Sawant fought for years for rent control in the city before one final defeat as she left office in 2023. Wednesday, Governor Bob Ferguson ...

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed a slate of bills focused on housing, including a contentious cap on rent increases that just squeaked out of the legislature on the last day.