Committee hears substitute bill to limit rent and fee increases to 7% and ban increases in first year of tenancy

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The Appropriations Committee received staff briefings and public testimony on substitute House Bill 1217, which would cap rent and fee increases at 7% in any 12‑month period, bar increases during the first year of a tenancy, and establish notice, fee and enforcement requirements with multiple exemptions.

Committee staff briefed the Appropriations Committee on substitute House Bill 1217, a tenant protection and rent‑stabilization bill that would limit rent and fee increases to 7% during any 12‑month period, prohibit rent and fee increases during the first 12 months of a tenancy, and create notice and fee limits for security deposits, move‑in fees and late fees.

Scope, exemptions and enforcement Audrey Vasek and Jessica Van Horn summarized the bill’s scope: it would apply to tenants covered by the Residential Landlord‑Tenant Act and the Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord‑Tenant Act with a series of statutory exemptions, including units built in the past 10 years, units operated by public housing authorities or certain nonprofits, certain qualified low‑income housing developments, owner‑occupied rentals, and transitional exemptions tied to qualified sales of manufactured home communities. The bill directs the Department of Commerce to create an online…

Committee hears substitute bill to limit rent and fee increases to 7% and ban increases in first year of tenancy

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