This rent cap goes into effect on January 1, 2026



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July 18, 2025


Commerce announces 9.683% rent cap for 2026

*This rent cap goes into effect on January 1, 2026*

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Department of Commerce announced today that the maximum allowable rent increase for 2026 is 9.683%. This cap is in effect from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2026.

Commerce is required to publish this percentage for all rental units subject to the Residential Landlord Tenant Law (RCW 59.18) [ [link removed] ] as a result of House Bill 1217, which Governor Bob Ferguson signed into law in May [ [link removed] ]. Commerce publishes the maximum annual rent increase percentage for the upcoming calendar year on the agency’s website at the Landlord Resource Center [ [link removed] ]. 

The maximum annual rent increase percentage will be published each year shortly after the mid-July release of June data by the federal U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

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