The Rental Housing Association of Washington filed suit on Tuesday claiming Seattle’s new cap on move-in fees for rentals is a form of rent control, which is unlawful in Washington State. The law, which passed unanimously in December, requires landlords to offer a six-month installment plan for tenants to pay off first and last month’s rent as well as a security deposit and any nonrefundable fees. It puts a cap on those fees and security deposit which can not exceed the first month’s rent.
