1 year later, how WA’s controversial cap on rent hikes has been enforced

By: Jake Goldstein-Street

Outlets: Washington State Standard

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 935

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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A year into Washington’s limit on residential rent increases, the state has yet to collect a cent in civil penalties from landlords.

That’s not to say some haven’t violated the law.

The state attorney general’s office has settled roughly four dozen cases of alleged breaches of the law, which caps rent increases in traditional units at 7% plus inflation up to a maximum of 10%. The limit for manufactured homes is 5%. …

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