Robert R. Rowley PS

Attorney at Law


Rent Control Not Allowed by Washington State Law. RCW 35.21.830: Controls on rent for residential structures—Prohibited—Exceptions.

RCW 35.21.830 Controls on rent for residential structures—Prohibited—Exceptions. The imposition of controls on rent is of statewide significance and is preempted by the state. No city or town of any class may enact, maintain, or enforce ordinances or other provisions which regulate the amount of rent to be charged for single-family or multiple-unit residential rental structures or sites other than properties in public ownership, under public management, or properties providing low-income rental housing unde

Source: RCW 35.21.830: Controls on rent for residential structures—Prohibited—Exceptions.