The Seattle City Council rejected a rent control proposal during a session on Tuesday. FOX13
The bill, sponsored by outgoing Councilwoman Kshama Sawant, called for capping max rate increases for rent based on the rate of inflation. Sawant's bill says rent prices have increased by 69% percent between 2010 and 2018 while Seattle wages only increased 20% during that time.
is government outreach that also hampers the creation of new housing, which would reduce affordable housing for renters in the long term. Washington State has prohibited cities from implementing rent control policies since 1981. Even if the proposal were to pass, it could not go into effect until state legislation was reversed. Seattle councilmember Kshama Sawant will lead another push for citywide rent control.
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