Redmond, WA Rental Property Rules: Rent Control (2026)
Rent control rules in Redmond, WA, also known as rent stabilization or rent cap ordinances, limit annual rent increases and protect tenants from displacement.
Key Facts
- Rent cap
- None (state preemption)
- Notice
- 60 days per HB 1351
- Just cause
- RCW 59.18.650
- Preemption
- RCW 35.21.830
Summary
Rent control is preempted by Washington RCW 35.21.830, so Redmond cannot cap rent increases. State HB 1351 notice rules and RCW 59.18 just-cause protections still apply.
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 under joint public-private agreements for the financing or provision of such low-income rental housing. This section shall not be construed as prohibiting any city or town from entering into agreements with private persons which regulate or control the amount of rent to be charged for rental properties. [ 1981 c 75 s 1 .] Notes: Applicability to floating home moorage sites — 1981 c 75: "Nothing in this act shall be construed to preempt local ordinances that relate to the control of rents or other relationships at floating home moorage sites." [ 1981 c 75 s 3 .] Severability — 1981 c 75: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1981 c 75 s 4 .]
Full Breakdown
Redmond does not have and cannot adopt rent control because Washington statute RCW 35.21.830 preempts cities and counties from regulating the amount of rent charged for private residential property. Landlords of Redmond apartments, rental houses, and condominiums are free to set rents and raise them with required notice. HB 1351 and related amendments to RCW 59.18 require at least 60 days written notice for any rent increase on a month-to-month tenancy, and lease-term rent increases are limited to the terms of the written lease. RCW 59.18.650 provides just-cause eviction protections, meaning landlords must have one of the statutory grounds to terminate tenancy. Redmond also supports tenants through mediation services, and the Dispute Resolution Center of King County handles many landlord-tenant conflicts. Subsidized and tax-credit properties (LIHTC, HUD Section 8) have separate federal rent caps. Landlords with vacation rentals and short-term units are also subject to Redmond short-term rental and licensing rules.
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