Re: “Invoice to curtail hire will increase seems lifeless in WA Legislature” [Feb. 26, Local News]:
After years of rising issues and complaints by tenants, and inaction on the a part of Washington state legislators to handle nonviable rents, the Democratic majority within the Senate Methods and Means committee refused to move out of committee Home Invoice 2114, which might set cheap limits (max 7%) on yearly hire will increase. The Home handed it with a big majority. No Republicans supported the proposed invoice.
Sen. Mark Mullet, D-Issaquah, stated “I really feel strongly that if this invoice had been to move, you’d really be deterring personal capital from coming to our state to construct residential housing,” with out addressing the truth inflicting skyrocketing rents. Speculative capital is investing in present properties and manufactured dwelling parks to not enhance the inventory of residential housing however to suck dry tenants who haven’t any different recourse for housing.
Homelessness and rent-gouging and their results on each people and communities are enormous issues for Washington residents, not simply renters. What the Heck, Washington Dems?!
Susan Andrews-Salmond, Federal Means
