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2019 House Bill 1440: Providing longer notice of rent increases
Introduced by Rep. June Robinson (Everett) (D) on January 22, 2019
Referred to the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee on January 22, 2019
Referred to the House Rules Committee on March 1, 2019
Amendment offered by Rep. June Robinson (Everett) (D) on March 5, 2019
Provides that 60 days' notice of a rent increase does not apply to subsidized tenancies where the amount of rent is based on circumstances specific to the subsidized household (in addition to income of the tenant). Provides that for subsidized tenancies where the amount of rent is based on income of the tenant or circumstances specific to the subsidized household, an increase in the amount of rent may become effective before completion of the rental term upon mutual consent.
The amendment passed by voice vote in the House on March 5, 2019
Received in the Senate on March 8, 2019
Referred to the Senate Financial Institutions, Economic Development & Trade Committee on March 8, 2019
Referred to the Senate Rules Committee on March 29, 2019
Amendment offered by Sen. Shelly Short (Addy) (R) on April 10, 2019
Allows an increase in rent to become effective prior to the completion of the term of the rental agreement if the increase is for three percent or less of the amount agreed to in the rental agreement.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on April 10, 2019
Amendment offered by Sen. Shelly Short (Addy) (R) on April 10, 2019
Clarifies that increases in rent may become effective prior to the completion of the term of the rental agreement if mutually consented to by all parties of the rental agreement.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on April 10, 2019
Amendment offered by Sen. Shelly Short (Addy) (R) on April 10, 2019
Limits the sixty-day notice requirement to situations where the affected tenant is on a fixed income including SSI and SSDI, earns below sixty percent AMI, or is 60 or older. States the minimum notice requirement is thirty days in all other circumstances.
The amendment failed by voice vote in the Senate on April 10, 2019
Signed by Gov. Jay Inslee on April 23, 2019