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<span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 12pt;">I am passing this important information onto you as it could impact our members who may be struggling with affordable housing. </span>
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WA State is trying to inact rent control. They are trying to find out how many people are pro and con from each district. I would appreciate it if you would fill out the form and mark PRO. You will need to list your name, city, zip code, phone number and email. I don't think they will contact you. They probably just want to make sure your're a real person. Thank you for doing this.
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Julie Goldbeck
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SB 5222: Rent Control
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Hearing is January 22
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Signing in as PRO takes less than 3 minutes.
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SB 5222 Summary
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7% cap on rent increases
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Requirement for housing providers to provide a 180-day notice for any increases of 3%,
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Limitation on late fees to 1.5% of the rent.
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It would empower local governments to establish and enforce their own regulations related to these matters
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Prohibits housing providers from offering preferential terms for longer lease agreement
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Limits the combined total of move-in and security deposits to one month's rent.
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The legislation also extends to vacation rentals, while exempting non-profits and government-run entities
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Housing providers would be held responsible for covering attorney fees if a tenant successfully files a claim for any violation of these laws
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An exemption for properties within the first 10 years of their certificate of occupancy
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