The place where landlord groups weaken good legislation for renters. YINYANG / GETTY
Landlords are hiking rents all over Washington state, and the primary proposal lawmakers in Olympia mustered to help mitigate the pain faces enormous opposition from landlord groups, Democrats beholden to landlord groups, and, of course, the party of Donald Trump. Other decent bills look dead or only fix crucial but smaller issues. All told, this year looks like a lackluster session for tenants, who face an increasingly challenging economic landscape.
As the Seattle Times reported over the weekend, during the pandemic rents slumped in wealthy cities such as Seattle and Bellevue, but they’ve since rebounded to pre-pandemic
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