Attorney General Nick Brown cracked down on landlords who raised rent prices beyond what state law currently allows, entering into eight resolutions with landlords across the state.

The landlords settled on an agreement to withdraw their respective rent increase notices they had sent out. Any excess rent amounts are to be refunded to the tenants.

The landlords in the settlement were operating in Bothell, Edmonds, Issaquah, Kennewick, Lakewood, Montesano, Port Angeles, Puyallup, Ridgefield, Royal City, University Place, Vancouver, and Yakima. More than 250 households were affected by the rent hikes.

“Our office will do all it can to address the housing challenges impacting Washingtonians across the state,” Brown said. “Protecting tenants under this new law is one piece of the work we’re

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