LLA Legislation
Law Changes 2022
SHB 1593 Expanding the landlord mitigation program to alleviate the financial burden on victims attempting to flee domestic violence, sexual assault, unlawful harassment, or stalking 6/9/2022 Law date.
ESHB 2064 Concerning security deposits and damages arising out of residential tenancies. 6/9/2022 Law date
SSB 5749 Concerning rent payments made by residential and manufactured housing community tenants. 6/9/2022 Law date
Law Changes 2021
HB 1236 Just Cause
HB 1277 Provides for an additional revenue source for eviction prevention
SB 5096 Creating a more progressive tax system
SB 5160 Addressing landlord-tenant relations
Law Changes as of June 11, 2020
SB6378 Additional Restrictions and follow-up to SB5600
Requires a landlord to alter rent-due-date if requested. Removes a landlords 3-strikes pay-or-vacate notice exemption from judicial discretion.
HB2535 No Late Fees Owed for the First Five Days after Rent-Due-Date
HB1694 Installment Plans for Deposits, Fees and Last Month’s Rent
Law Changes as of July 28, 2019
Law Change as of September 30, 2018
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HB1300 | Addressing documentation and processes governing landlords’ claims for damage to residential premises | Thai, Chopp, Ramel, Simmons, Fitzgibbon, Peterson, Davis, Macri, Pollet, Slatter, Stonier, and Taylor |
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HB2023 | Addressing enforcement of tenant protections | Hackney, Macri, Berry, Fitzgibbon, Johnson, J., Peterson, Ramel, Chopp, Bateman, Pollet | |
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HB1515 | Concerning security deposit waiver fees | Peterson, Springer, Simmons, Santos, Taylor, Shewmake, Dufault, Barkis, Thai, Ormsby, Lekanoff | |
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Watch Passed with Changes |
HB1593 | Expanding the landlord mitigation program to alleviate the financial burden on victims attempting to flee domestic violence, sexual assault, unlawful harassment, or stalking. | Leavitt, Riccelli, Ryu, Taylor, Shewmake, Chopp, Wylie, Fitzgibbon, Caldier, Wicks, Barkis, Simmons, Duerr, Ramel, Eslick, Graham, Valdez, Gregerson, Bateman, Bronoske, Davis, Fey, Gilday, Macri, Peterson, Rule, Santos, Slatter, Bergquist, Tharinger, Kloba, Pollet, Griffey, Dolan, Ormsby, Chambers, Young, Hackney, Frame | |
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Defines “wear resulting from ordinary use of the premises” for purposes of the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. Protecting tenants from excessive rent and related fees by providing at least six months’ notice for rent increases over a certain amount, allowing tenants the right to terminate a tenancy, and limiting late fees |
Peterson, Morgan, Simmons, Chopp, Ormsby, Johnson, J., Ramel, Hackney, Frame, Riccelli, Lekanoff, Taylor, Bateman, Fitzgibbon, Macri, Harris-Talley, Pollet | . |
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HB2017 | Addressing housing concerns for individuals impacted by the criminal legal system. | Davis, Simmons, Goodman, Johnson, J., Peterson, Ramel, Ryu, Sells, Macri, Frame, Lekanoff | |
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Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing technical changes to eviction notice and summons forms and modifying certain eviction processes and programs. | Kuderer, Trudeau, Das, Hasegawa, Lovelett, Nobles, Saldaña, Wilson, C. | |
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