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Survey Finds Excessive Rent Increases Are Top Concern of Renters and Homeowners Alike 

Take a moment to read the letter to the editor by Kishanee Haththotuwegama, a WSU medical student from Spokane, published on January 10 in The Seattle Times:

"We urgently need more shelter space. But we must also address homelessness' root causes: soaring rent prices, wage stagnation and eroded social safety nets, to name a few. Policies like rent stabilization would protect renters who may face housing instability."

For Immediate Release: Friday, January 10th, 2025

Contact: Kristin Hyde, 206-491-0773 kristin@powerhouse-strategic.com

 

Bill aims to stop rent gouging in Washington state, provide housing stability to renters and manufactured homeowners statewide 

Olympia, WA – Today at a news briefing, legislative sponsors of a measure to limit excessive rent increases across Washington state joined affordable housing advocates, impacted renters and landlords to talk about the policy. 

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