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Twenty-seven percent of renters are severely burdened, spending more than 50% of their income on housing.

The changes also see the end of fixed-term tenancy contracts, as renters move onto so-called "rolling" agreements, as well as an end to "bidding wars" and clearer rules on having pets.

She highlighted her own struggles to make ends meet in Seattle, advocating for funding public services via a capital gains tax and expanded renter protections.

“I think what is before us is an opportunity to adjust costs for renters, that to me is long overdue,” she said.

He says policies like that could give renters a break while the government works to facilitate the building of more housing, which he sees as a more permanent solution.