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Local Rental Housing Regulation Watch
Posted In: 2023 Legislative Session, Government,
Date posted Dec 12

BellinghamOn November 6, 2023, voters in Bellingham approved a new tenant protection measure put forth by a group calling themselves Community First...

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Grassroots Advocacy & Legislative Session Preview - December
Posted In: 2023 Legislative Session, Government,
Date posted Dec 12

The 2024 Legislative Session begins on January 9, 2024, which is just around the corner. We hope you are looking forward to joining our events and...

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RHAWA Sits Down with Tacoma Councilmember John Hines
Posted In: Advocacy, Government,
Date posted Dec 7

As the External Affairs Manager for RHAWA one of my new and exciting responsibilities has been to launch our new Podcast, Housing Matters. With the...

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Tacoma Measure 1 Makes it Even Harder to Evict a Violent Tenant
Posted In: Government,
Date posted Nov 16

Tacoma Measure 1 will make it more difficult to evict a dangerous, destructive, or disruptive tenant and one provision even prohibits the eviction...

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House Bill 1110 and Its Impact on Housing
Posted In: Government,
Date posted Nov 9

As some of you are probably aware, there was a bill passed in this most recent legislative session that could have a massive impact on housing in...

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Local Government Update: April 2023
Posted In: Advocacy, Announcements, Government, Law, Policy News,
Date posted Apr 12

Legislative Session is almost over, but your RHAWA Government Affairs team is still hard at work fighting to maintain your rights as small housing...

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Wrapping up Legislative Biennium and Looking to 2023 Legislative Session
Posted In: Advocacy, Government,
Date posted Sep 19

As the day of the general election quickly approaches, lets take a quick look back to the last two years of legislative changes. For those who do...

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Local Government September 2022
Posted In: Advocacy, Government,
Date posted Sep 9

The recommendations from A Regional Coalition for Housing (ARCH) continue to be a major topic of discussion among King County cities. Redmond and...

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Local Government August 2022
Posted In: Advocacy, Government,
Date posted Aug 12

Since the ARCH letter in April, several King County cities have been discussing and moving to pass the regulations recommended in the letter....

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Preliminary Primary Election Results
Posted In: Advocacy, Government,
Date posted Aug 4

As of writing this, primary election day has passed. While we have yet to get the certified results, which will be done on August 16, lets take a...

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A Conversation with Representative Andrew Barkis, RHAWA’s 2021 Lawmaker of the Year
Posted In: Advocacy, Government,
Date posted Jul 10

As many of our members are aware, Representative Andrew Barkis is a champion for rental housing providers in Olympia. To show our gratitude, we...

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How to Make a Difference in the 2022 Elections
Posted In: Government,
Date posted May 13

Combating new rental housing regulations in Washington has proven to be an uphill battle for housing providers in recent years. While there are...

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