WA's new rent cap set just below 10% for 2026

Washington’s statewide cap on annual residential rent increases will be just shy of 10% next year, down slightly from its current level.

The limit, which takes effect Jan. 1, will be set at 9.683%, the state’s Department of Commerce said Friday.

House Bill 1217, signed into law in May by Gov. Bob Ferguson, restricts annual residential rent increases to 7% plus inflation, or 10%, whichever is lower.

The law went into effect immediately, with the rate for the rest of 2025 set at the 10% maximum, as 7% plus inflation equaled 10.8%.

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