For the last year, Councilmember Cathy Moore has been working on legislation to rewrite some of the city’s landlord-tenant laws — a much-anticipated suite of bills that could loosen ...

Five Seattle suburbs have adopted new renter protections this year amid a surge in organizing by tenant advocates across King County. The laws passed in various combinations by Burien, Issaquah ...

Rent control has come to Washington state — state lawmakers capped rent hikes at 10% this year — while Seattle councilmembers look to change local tenant laws, so now is a good time for ...

Seattle will soon ban the controversial rent-setting platform RealPage and similar services, becoming the latest local ...

The Seattle City Council passed a ban on using certain types of software to set rental rates. Supporters of the ban say the software is being used for predatory price fixing. If Council Bill 121000 is ...

Nonprofit housing organizations in Seattle, such as the Housing Development Consortium, are seeking changes to local tenant laws.

(The Center Square) – Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell’s new proposal would amend the city’s chronic nuisance properties ordinance as part of a continued effort to curb gun violence around ...

The Seattle City Council voted against a controversial ordinance aimed at capping rent hikes in Seattle.

Seattle and New York City, which also recently implemented a minimum wage for delivery drivers, have become testing grounds for the impact of labor standards in a growing food delivery market ...

The Seattle City Council passed the right for low-income renters in March 2021. The new council could not meaningfully repeal their law because Washington state passed it later that same year.

A recent law in Seattle sets minimum pay for delivery apps drivers. The City Council is looking to amend the measure after service charges increased and business for some drivers plummeted.

Seattle will provide paid sick and safe leave for most gig workers under a new law, becoming the first U.S. city to guarantee such benefits on a permanent basis for app-based employees.