Housing advocates rally to lower the cap on WA rent increases, set limit of 7% yearly

Описание: There's a battle brewing at the State Capitol over spiking rent prices with just over nine days left in Washington's legislative session.

Advocates and renters rallied on Friday to send a message to lawmakers to lower the cap on rent increases.

With signs in hand and a message heard from the Capitol steps, people dealing with sky-high housing costs are demanding a final bill allowing no more than a 7% yearly increase for renters and no more than 5% for those in manufactured homes.

Claudia Franson worries about eviction or even homelessness if her rent goes up much more.

"I do not one day want to be outside of the home with my kids and be just another family, homeless under a tent," Franson told KOMO News.

Amendments made to House Bill 1217 would boost the state's rent increase cap to 10%.

Disabled veteran Duana Johnson told KOMO News hundreds of dollars a month in extra housing costs would mean having to sacrifice other essentials, like groceries or medical care.

"I'm a single mom, I live on my pension, and I cannot afford to keep moving," Johnson added. "I've had to move five times in the last four years due to rental increases."

Meanwhile, Sean Flynn with the Rental Housing Association of Washington is urging the governor to veto any version of this bill. He said any sort of rent cap could send housing providers running out of state.
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