Rent restriction survives deadline
Plus recycling revamp dies, more housing news, and a media-access kerfuffle
House Democrats sent hard-pressed tenants a clear message on Tuesday night that they agree the rent is too damn high.
Average rents are sitting at $1,763 in Washington1 and something north of $2,100 in King County and thereabouts, hence the push this session from Rep. Emily Alvarado, D-Seattle, to pump the brakes on that ascent with a 7% annual cap on ren…
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