by Tim Gruver, The Center Square | May 11, 2021 02:00 PM Print this article Gov. Jay Inslee signed a bill on Monday that effectively ends landlords' rights to refuse to renew a lease without cause. HB 1236 builds on Washington's Residential Landlord Tenant Act, which sets duties and privileges endowed to landlords and tenants. Under state law, landlords may choose not to renew leases between six months and a year with 20 days notice and without cause. HB 1236 extends that notice period to 90 days and limits evictions or refusal to renew tenancies to 16 different scena...