If you are among the more than 1 million renters in Washington state you’re potentially as few as 60 days from a rent increase — of any amount the landlord determines — under state law.
There currently is no cap on rent increases; the only requirement is that renters be provided at least 60 days notice.
And rent in Washington state, compared with elsewhere in the nation, isn’t cheap and for nearly half of renters isn’t considered reasonably affordable. The median rental rate in the state, according to U.S. Census Bureau data for 2023, is $1,731 a month, the sixth highest in the nation behind California, Hawaii, Washington, D.C., Colorado and Massachusetts.