SPOKANE, Wash. — Washington Governor Bob Ferguson signed a rent stabilization law this week, and a Spokane renter and lawmaker hope the change will give people a much-needed break from steep rent prices.
Matt Goode has been renting an apartment in Browne’s Addition for 8 years, and he says each year gets more challenging.
“Everybody’s rent has just gone up so significantly over the last couple of years. And I know people who have had to move to other places, just because it’s frankly, just not a sustainable model, like the way the housing market works right now,” said Goode…