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November 21, 2024 at 1:07 PM
When you pick up an issue of the latest @baltimorebeat.bsky.social, you’ll also see this information from Baltimore Renters United.
It's the first day of #WALeg and we've already got a hearing on one of our bills! #RentStabilization (HB 1217) is being heard today in the Housing Committee.
Follow along as we bring you the highlights in our live thread 🧵👇
Follow along as we bring you the highlights in our live thread 🧵👇
January 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
It's the first day of #WALeg and we've already got a hearing on one of our bills! #RentStabilization (HB 1217) is being heard today in the Housing Committee.
Follow along as we bring you the highlights in our live thread 🧵👇
Follow along as we bring you the highlights in our live thread 🧵👇
Alouise Urness, a landlord, explains why passing rent stabilization is crucial. We couldn’t agree more—and we’re working hard to make it happen this year. #HousingForAll #RentStabilization #waleg
March 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Alouise Urness, a landlord, explains why passing rent stabilization is crucial. We couldn’t agree more—and we’re working hard to make it happen this year. #HousingForAll #RentStabilization #waleg
And #RentStabilization has passed the #WALeg House 53-42!
Apologies for missing the screenshot of the vote board, it flew by before I had a chance! You can see how your legislator voted by clicking "View Roll Calls" at the bottom of the list here: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
Apologies for missing the screenshot of the vote board, it flew by before I had a chance! You can see how your legislator voted by clicking "View Roll Calls" at the bottom of the list here: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
Washington State Legislature
app.leg.wa.gov
March 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
And #RentStabilization has passed the #WALeg House 53-42!
Apologies for missing the screenshot of the vote board, it flew by before I had a chance! You can see how your legislator voted by clicking "View Roll Calls" at the bottom of the list here: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
Apologies for missing the screenshot of the vote board, it flew by before I had a chance! You can see how your legislator voted by clicking "View Roll Calls" at the bottom of the list here: app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
Last year, conservative Democrats on key #WALeg committees killed this bill. Two of them — Sens. Mark Mullet & Kevin Van De Wege — did not run for re-election last year and will no longer be in the Senate.
Now #RentStabilization is being named early as a priority for this session!
Now #RentStabilization is being named early as a priority for this session!
Washington lawmakers revive plan for state cap on rent increases • Washington State Standard
Democratic state lawmakers are again pushing a proposal to cap yearly rent increases for tenants across Washington.
washingtonstatestandard.com
January 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Last year, conservative Democrats on key #WALeg committees killed this bill. Two of them — Sens. Mark Mullet & Kevin Van De Wege — did not run for re-election last year and will no longer be in the Senate.
Now #RentStabilization is being named early as a priority for this session!
Now #RentStabilization is being named early as a priority for this session!
Meanwhile on the House side of #WALeg: the Housing Committee passed #RentStabilization yesterday afternoon 🥳
washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/rent-...
Getting the bill through the Senate committee is the next step 👇
washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/rent-...
Getting the bill through the Senate committee is the next step 👇
January 22, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Meanwhile on the House side of #WALeg: the Housing Committee passed #RentStabilization yesterday afternoon 🥳
washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/rent-...
Getting the bill through the Senate committee is the next step 👇
washingtonstatestandard.com/briefs/rent-...
Getting the bill through the Senate committee is the next step 👇
Alvarado cont: "A record number of Washingtonians are spending more than 50% of their income on rent. We are in a housing shortage, we need guardrails against landlord price gouging."
#RentStabilization caps excessive rent increases, but exempts new construction for 10 years.
#RentStabilization caps excessive rent increases, but exempts new construction for 10 years.
January 13, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Alvarado cont: "A record number of Washingtonians are spending more than 50% of their income on rent. We are in a housing shortage, we need guardrails against landlord price gouging."
#RentStabilization caps excessive rent increases, but exempts new construction for 10 years.
#RentStabilization caps excessive rent increases, but exempts new construction for 10 years.
Rights without enforcement aren't rights: they're homework assignments for people who can't afford lawyers.
Read my full piece: minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/14/i...
#rentersrights #stpaul #minneapolis #tenants #rights #rentstabilization #rentcontrol #landlords
Read my full piece: minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/14/i...
#rentersrights #stpaul #minneapolis #tenants #rights #rentstabilization #rentcontrol #landlords
If tenants are to be protected, cities need to pay for enforcement of the rules • Minnesota Reformer
Create elaborate protections on paper, provide minimal enforcement, then blame tenants for the resulting dysfunction.
minnesotareformer.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Rights without enforcement aren't rights: they're homework assignments for people who can't afford lawyers.
Read my full piece: minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/14/i...
#rentersrights #stpaul #minneapolis #tenants #rights #rentstabilization #rentcontrol #landlords
Read my full piece: minnesotareformer.com/2025/11/14/i...
#rentersrights #stpaul #minneapolis #tenants #rights #rentstabilization #rentcontrol #landlords
Check out this short documentary from Cascade PBS for examples of why Washington residents need #rentstabilization legislation to pass in 2025. #WALeg
Now, for the fun part — our reporting!
The new Cascade PBS documentary "Priced Out: Fear and resistance in WA mobile home parks" explores how one ownership group has bought up communities statewide and raised rents, straining low-income residents.
Watch here or stream on the Cascade PBS app.
The new Cascade PBS documentary "Priced Out: Fear and resistance in WA mobile home parks" explores how one ownership group has bought up communities statewide and raised rents, straining low-income residents.
Watch here or stream on the Cascade PBS app.
Priced Out: Fear and resistance in WA mobile home parks
The Cascade PBS documentary explores how one ownership group has bought up communities statewide and raised rents, straining low-income residents.
www.cascadepbs.org
November 19, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Check out this short documentary from Cascade PBS for examples of why Washington residents need #rentstabilization legislation to pass in 2025. #WALeg
Greetings from Olympia! It's Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day!!
Fighting for #rentstabilization #righttocounsel
Fighting for #rentstabilization #righttocounsel
March 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Greetings from Olympia! It's Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day!!
Fighting for #rentstabilization #righttocounsel
Fighting for #rentstabilization #righttocounsel
When #WALeg failed to advance tenant protections in 2024, advocates stepped up in cities to pass them.
Those were big wins, but also created a patchwork, which #WALeg has the chance to standardize this year by passing #RentStabilization!
Those were big wins, but also created a patchwork, which #WALeg has the chance to standardize this year by passing #RentStabilization!
WA cities expanded renter protections as state efforts stalled
After a statewide tenants’ bill failed in the Legislature, cities from Olympia to Spokane extended notice periods and implemented relocation assistance.
www.cascadepbs.org
January 8, 2025 at 12:30 AM
When #WALeg failed to advance tenant protections in 2024, advocates stepped up in cities to pass them.
Those were big wins, but also created a patchwork, which #WALeg has the chance to standardize this year by passing #RentStabilization!
Those were big wins, but also created a patchwork, which #WALeg has the chance to standardize this year by passing #RentStabilization!
Here's my comment to the SF Planning Commission this week, speaking out against this owner/developer plot to destroy #rentStabilization in #SanFrancisco.
My heart goes out to the mother and little girl behind me, who backed it, thinking if they just make Billionaires happy, maybe they'll play nice?
My heart goes out to the mother and little girl behind me, who backed it, thinking if they just make Billionaires happy, maybe they'll play nice?
September 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Here's my comment to the SF Planning Commission this week, speaking out against this owner/developer plot to destroy #rentStabilization in #SanFrancisco.
My heart goes out to the mother and little girl behind me, who backed it, thinking if they just make Billionaires happy, maybe they'll play nice?
My heart goes out to the mother and little girl behind me, who backed it, thinking if they just make Billionaires happy, maybe they'll play nice?
From 1918 rent strikes to now: tenants fight for predictable rents—not income tests.
📖 bit.ly/3KO9SNy
#RentStabilization #TenantPower
📖 bit.ly/3KO9SNy
#RentStabilization #TenantPower
October 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
From 1918 rent strikes to now: tenants fight for predictable rents—not income tests.
📖 bit.ly/3KO9SNy
#RentStabilization #TenantPower
📖 bit.ly/3KO9SNy
#RentStabilization #TenantPower
Rent stabilization is about just that—people staying in their communities. Means testing would miss the point.
👉 bit.ly/3KO9SNy
#TenantRights #RentStabilization
👉 bit.ly/3KO9SNy
#TenantRights #RentStabilization
October 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Rent stabilization is about just that—people staying in their communities. Means testing would miss the point.
👉 bit.ly/3KO9SNy
#TenantRights #RentStabilization
👉 bit.ly/3KO9SNy
#TenantRights #RentStabilization
Sorry folks, I know other things have happened in the near and distant past, but today, I'm only posting about #rentstabilization and the fight in #SanFrancisco city hall today to push back against Billionaire developer lobbyists trying to displace and destroy 60% of the renters in our city. #lgbt
September 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Sorry folks, I know other things have happened in the near and distant past, but today, I'm only posting about #rentstabilization and the fight in #SanFrancisco city hall today to push back against Billionaire developer lobbyists trying to displace and destroy 60% of the renters in our city. #lgbt
"Preventing excessive rent increases makes saving for homeownership possible. Washington lawmakers have a rare opportunity to deliver a commonsense solution to our housing crisis that Washington voters overwhelmingly agree on."
#RentStabilization #WAleg
#RentStabilization #WAleg
We're WA landlords and we agree with rent stabilization | Op-Ed
Washington lawmakers have a rare opportunity to deliver a commonsense solution to our housing crisis — rent stabilization.
www.seattletimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
"Preventing excessive rent increases makes saving for homeownership possible. Washington lawmakers have a rare opportunity to deliver a commonsense solution to our housing crisis that Washington voters overwhelmingly agree on."
#RentStabilization #WAleg
#RentStabilization #WAleg
Everyone deserves a safe, affordable place to live. I support rent stabilization to help keep families, seniors & workers in our community—without fear of being priced out. Let's put people before profits. #RentStabilization #HousingJustice #Hyattsville
www.michaelangeloni.com/issues
www.michaelangeloni.com/issues
Michaelangeloni.com
www.michaelangeloni.com
April 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Everyone deserves a safe, affordable place to live. I support rent stabilization to help keep families, seniors & workers in our community—without fear of being priced out. Let's put people before profits. #RentStabilization #HousingJustice #Hyattsville
www.michaelangeloni.com/issues
www.michaelangeloni.com/issues
Matter of fact, most apartments SHOULD be rent controlled. #Rentstabilization is key to long term + growing families.
And I want to build a world where Hasan LOSES a lot of his investment there because prices come down to meet real living wages!
If he paid $3million and you pay $300k, we all win!
And I want to build a world where Hasan LOSES a lot of his investment there because prices come down to meet real living wages!
If he paid $3million and you pay $300k, we all win!
When Hasan Piker bought a $2.7 million house in LA for him and his family to live in, critics said he wasn’t a real socialist because it’s too expensive. When Zohran Mamdani rents a $2,300 a month apartment in NYC, critics say it’s too cheap for him and he’s not a real socialist. It’s all bad faith
August 12, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Matter of fact, most apartments SHOULD be rent controlled. #Rentstabilization is key to long term + growing families.
And I want to build a world where Hasan LOSES a lot of his investment there because prices come down to meet real living wages!
If he paid $3million and you pay $300k, we all win!
And I want to build a world where Hasan LOSES a lot of his investment there because prices come down to meet real living wages!
If he paid $3million and you pay $300k, we all win!
Rent Stabilization Wins!
(I needed some good news today, and maybe you do too. If so, feel free to read this play by play by @fusewashington.org and bask in a little hope for the future for 40% of Washingtonians.) #rentstabilization #waleg #democraticwin
(I needed some good news today, and maybe you do too. If so, feel free to read this play by play by @fusewashington.org and bask in a little hope for the future for 40% of Washingtonians.) #rentstabilization #waleg #democraticwin
The legislation has passed 29 ayes to 20 nayes!
While this isn't the version of the bill we had planned to celebrate passing, this is still a monumental first step towards keeping families housed in our state! #WALeg
While this isn't the version of the bill we had planned to celebrate passing, this is still a monumental first step towards keeping families housed in our state! #WALeg
April 11, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Rent Stabilization Wins!
(I needed some good news today, and maybe you do too. If so, feel free to read this play by play by @fusewashington.org and bask in a little hope for the future for 40% of Washingtonians.) #rentstabilization #waleg #democraticwin
(I needed some good news today, and maybe you do too. If so, feel free to read this play by play by @fusewashington.org and bask in a little hope for the future for 40% of Washingtonians.) #rentstabilization #waleg #democraticwin
February 14, 2025 at 8:50 PM
#EconSky #Economics #HousingAffordability #UrbanEconomics #RealEstate #HousingPolicy #RentControl #RentStabilization #RentRegulation
December 31, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Good morning #SanFrancisco!
Do you live in or near one of the areas highlighted on this map?
Surprise, no you don't, if Billionaires, property bros and developer lobbyists get their way!
These fascists want to abolish #rentstabilization by upzoning the city, building supertalls nobody can afford
Do you live in or near one of the areas highlighted on this map?
Surprise, no you don't, if Billionaires, property bros and developer lobbyists get their way!
These fascists want to abolish #rentstabilization by upzoning the city, building supertalls nobody can afford
September 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Good morning #SanFrancisco!
Do you live in or near one of the areas highlighted on this map?
Surprise, no you don't, if Billionaires, property bros and developer lobbyists get their way!
These fascists want to abolish #rentstabilization by upzoning the city, building supertalls nobody can afford
Do you live in or near one of the areas highlighted on this map?
Surprise, no you don't, if Billionaires, property bros and developer lobbyists get their way!
These fascists want to abolish #rentstabilization by upzoning the city, building supertalls nobody can afford
Rep...errrrrr...Sen. Alvarado is making the case for why #rentstabilization is needed TODAY.
"Housing is a foundation. Washingtonians deserve a foundation that is stable and secure."
This is a very good speech.
"Housing is a foundation. Washingtonians deserve a foundation that is stable and secure."
This is a very good speech.
April 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Rep...errrrrr...Sen. Alvarado is making the case for why #rentstabilization is needed TODAY.
"Housing is a foundation. Washingtonians deserve a foundation that is stable and secure."
This is a very good speech.
"Housing is a foundation. Washingtonians deserve a foundation that is stable and secure."
This is a very good speech.
Organizers are successfully pushing cities to adopt stronger versions of the state's Good Cause Eviction Law. Here’s how local action is reshaping tenant rights beyond NYC.
Read the story 📖 bit.ly/4algbkE
#RentStabilization #HousingEquity #TenantPower
Read the story 📖 bit.ly/4algbkE
#RentStabilization #HousingEquity #TenantPower
February 23, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Organizers are successfully pushing cities to adopt stronger versions of the state's Good Cause Eviction Law. Here’s how local action is reshaping tenant rights beyond NYC.
Read the story 📖 bit.ly/4algbkE
#RentStabilization #HousingEquity #TenantPower
Read the story 📖 bit.ly/4algbkE
#RentStabilization #HousingEquity #TenantPower
Share this action alert in your group chats, over email, text, at parties… reach out to your rural relatives and explain that we have seen rent gouging and that this is not rent control. The purple and red reps need to hear from their constituents! #RentStabilization #HousingStability #WAleg
It is time to tell your lawmakers that Washington renters need housing stability, and you expect them to pass rent stabilization this year. HB 1217 could be up for a vote on the House floor soon, and your lawmakers need to hear from you! secure.everyaction.com/1Ue7N76rxEiM...
Stop rent gouging! Pass rent stabilization!
secure.everyaction.com
March 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Share this action alert in your group chats, over email, text, at parties… reach out to your rural relatives and explain that we have seen rent gouging and that this is not rent control. The purple and red reps need to hear from their constituents! #RentStabilization #HousingStability #WAleg