Washington Landlord Association
WLA is The Landlord’s Voice! We are Committed to protetcting the Landlords’ Property rights and their ability to manage their rentals!
Washington Landlord Association
WLA is The Landlord’s Voice! We are Committed to protetcting the Landlords’ Property rights and their ability to manage their rentals!
Washington Landlord Association
WLA is The Landlord’s Voice! We are Committed to protetcting the Landlords’ Property rights and their ability to manage their rentals!
Washington Landlord Association
WLA is The Landlord’s Voice! We are Committed to protetcting the Landlords’ Property rights and their ability to manage their rentals!
WLA OFFICES
• Olympia Office Contact Info: (360) 350-0753 | olympiaoffice@walandlord.com
Olympia Office Hours: M-F, 10am-5pm
• Tacoma Office Contact Info: (564) 220-0246 | tacoma@walandlord.com
Tacoma Office Hours: M-F, 10am-5pm
• Everett Office Contact Info: (425) 353-6929 | everett@walandlord.com
Everett Office Hours: M-F, 10am-2pm
WLA TENANT SCREENING
If you are a WLA member in need of assistance or you are looking to do a tenant screening, please contact one of the WLA offices. For additional information on WLA Tenant Screening & Procedures, please see the following link:
Tenant Screening Info - Washington Landlord Association (walandlord.org)
April 2024 Newsletter is Now Available!
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Washington State
Rental Updates & News
04
Mar
WLA 2024 Legislative Session Update
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2024 Legislative Session Updateas of Monday, March 4, 2024 Today marks the 56th day of the 2024 Legislative session in Olympia and we a...
26
Feb
HB 2114 – Rent Control Bill || DEAD for 2024 Session
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HB 2114 – Rent Control Bill || DEAD for 2024 SessionOPPOSE: HB 2114Senate Ways and Means CommitteeFebruary 26, 2024Time: 10:00 a.m. Doc...
16
Feb
HB 2114 Rent Control Bill || Thursday, February 22 || 1:30 p.m. || JAC Room 4
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HEARING: Thursday, February 22 at 1:30 p.m. – HB 2114 Please come to Olympia and join us for this fight.We need you to sign up in oppos...
05
Feb
WLA Legislative Report – Cutoff 2/5/2024
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Olympia Office2024 Legislative Session UpdateMonday, February 5, 2024Today marks the 29th day of the 2024 Legislative session in Olympi...
26
Jan
2024 Legislative Session Update | For the Week of Friday, January 26th, 2024
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2024 Legislative Session UpdateFor the week of Friday, January 26th, 2024Today marks the 19th day of the 2024 Legislative session in Ol...
23
Jan
WLA 2024 Legislative Session Update & Weekly Schedule
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2024 Legislative Session UpdateFor the week of Sunday, January 21, 2024 2024.01.21 - WLA Bill Status & Upcoming Events Report - PDF...
19
Dec
New tenant laws take effect in the City of Shoreline
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Shoreline's new tenant protection laws are in effect.
Shoreline City Council passed tenant protections on December 11th by a vote of 6...
14
Dec
Tacoma Landlord Fairness Code Initiative Resources
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The City of Tacoma has added new resources for the Landlord Fairness Code Initiative to its website.
City of Tacoma: Renting in Tacoma...
06
Dec
Tacoma’s Measure 1 – Full Code
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Citizens Initiative Measure No. 1Citizens’ Initiative 2023-01 concerns enacting rental requirements for landlords and rental rights for...
24
Oct
TRENDS Tradeshow – December 12th, 2023
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The PNW Property & Innovations Trends Conference is the largest one-day rental housing ownership/management conference and trade sh...
01
Oct
Tacoma Citizen’s Initiative Measure No. 1 – VOTE NO
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Pierce County residents will vote in a general election on November 7th. One of the items on the ballot is Citizen’s Initiative Measure...
14
Jul
Tacoma Tenant Protections
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Amended Substitute Ordinance No (1)Tacoma Tenant ProtectionsTacoma City Council Passed Ordinance 28894On Tuesday, July 11, 2020, the Ta...
The Importance of having a Written Set of Criteria for Applicants!
by Marcia Gohman of the National Tenant Network (NTN)
You are required by law, in both Oregon and Washington, to have written criteria. This criteria should inform the applicant about the requirements needed to be accepted for the property. It should also inform them about things that could result in a denial.
Please see the following link with additional information on Tenant Criteria
WLA Lobbyists Report (excerpts):
Session & Primary Election Update
from Chester Baldwin & Mark Gjurasic
- Sunday, April 23, marked the final day of the 2023 Washington State Legislature. This was a “long session” of 105 days which started on Monday, January 9 and included the passage of the three major biennial budgets of Washington State, the Operating, Capital and Transportation budgets. The Governor had 20 days after the session to sign bills into law.
- SHB 1074, which requires a landlord to substantiate the cost of any damages withheld from a tenant deposit with estimates received, invoices paid, or other specified documentation. Extends the timeline for a landlord to provide a statement and documentation for retaining any portion of a tenant deposit from 21 days to 30 days.
- The largest fight for Housing Provider space this session was over rent control, with 6 bills being introduced. The 6 bills include: HB 1625/SB 5615, HB 1388, HB 1389/SB 5435, and SB 5697. A coalition of stakeholders worked tirelessly to stop these bills from passing. Due in that part to this massive effort, all 6 bills died before the House of Origin Cut-Off, which is seen as the halfway point in session.
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