Advocacy News

Spokane landlords will no longer have the authority to prohibit tenants from installing air conditioners following a unanimous vote by the Spokane...

Living in the Pacific Northwest, particularly in Seattle, we often take pride in our reputation as a beacon of progress and acceptance,...

The WMFHA GA team recently participated in the bi-annual Washington Real Estate Coalition (WREC) meeting in Renton. WREC is made up of real estate...

At the May Government Affairs Committee (GAC) meeting members discussed ADUs on multi-family 0roperties, a Seattle initiative to bring balance back...

A group of multi-family and commercial property managers, developers, owners, real estate agents, association staff and other stakeholders recently...

WMFHA staff and GAC member Mack Mayo, Paine Hamblen LLP, recently hosted a Spokane Tenant Protections Roundtable to educate members on the tenant...

The City of Olympia recently passed another round of tenant protections. Under this new ordinance, housing providers must notify tenants of their...

Despite opposition and concern from our organization and members, as well as members from other organizations, a new ordinance requiring housing...

Your GA Team will be presenting as part of WMFHA’s Virtual Legal Symposium on all things Tenant Protections, so if you’ve been curious...

Election season is upon us! I’m sure by now you’ve seen a political ad or two on TV or in the mail- a bummer if you find those annoying...

WMFHA Director of Government Affairs, Ryan Makinster, was recently named to the Up for Growth Action Board of Directors. The group is singularly...

A new proposal requiring housing providers give renters a minimum of 180 days’ notice when increasing their rent made the news on Monday in...