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BILL · 2023–24 SESSION · LATEST VERSION SHB 1124

HB 1124: Residential rent and fees

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 without penalty, and limiting late fees.

Summary

  • Requires landlords to provide at least 180 days' and no more than 220 days' notice for rent increases over 5 percent.
  • Allows a tenant to terminate a tenancy without penalty for any rent increase over 5 percent.
  • Limits late rental payment fees to the lesser of 10 percent of the rental amount or $75 total.

From the House Bill Report (HB 1124), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · stalled on the House floor
  1. IntroducedJan 9, 2023
  2. Out of committeeJan 30, 2023
  3. Passed Housestopped here
  4. Passed Senate
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Strom Peterson (D-21)
Introduced
January 9, 2023 in the House
Last action
February 20, 2024
Versions
HB 1124, SHB 1124

AN ACT Relating to 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 without penalty, and limiting late fees;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Strom Peterson (D-21)

17 co-sponsors (17 Democrats, 0 Republicans)

Joe Fitzgibbon D-34Jamila Taylor D-30Chipalo Street D-37Liz Berry D-36Jessica Bateman D-22Alex Ramel D-40Beth Doglio D-22Nicole Macri D-43Tarra Simmons D-23Frank Chopp D-43Debra Lekanoff D-40My-Linh Thai D-41Steve Bergquist D-11Monica Jurado Stonier D-49Gerry Pollet D-46Marcus Riccelli D-3Timm Ormsby D-3

Votes

No recorded floor votes.

History

  1. House Rules "X" file. (SHB 1124)
  2. House Rules "X" file.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status. (SHB 1124)
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration. (SHB 1124)
  6. Referred to Rules 2 Consideration.
  7. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (SHB 1124)
  8. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading.
  9. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (SHB 1124)
  10. Referred to Rules 2 Review.
  11. HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass. (SHB 1124)
  12. Minority; do not pass. (SHB 1124)
  13. Minority; do not pass.
  14. HOUS - Majority; 1st substitute bill be substituted, do pass.
  15. HOUS - Executive action taken by committee.
  16. First reading, referred to Housing.
  17. Prefiled for introduction.

HB 1124 in other sessions

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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