BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – Bellingham residents are being encouraged to tell city leadership how they feel about the local rental market.

The city council launched two online surveys last week: each specific to either residents living in a rental or landlords and property owners.

My Bellingham Now previously reported on the results of a similar survey conducted last year to gauge landlord and property owners’ input on proposed rental law changes.

Those included rent-stabilization laws at the state level, as well as a local ordinance banning so-called junk fees.

This year’s survey for landlords and property owners opens with the question of whether or not they participated in last year’s survey.

Councilmembers conducted last year’s survey with the intent to follow up on how the rental environment has changed. Meanwhile, renters are being asked if their leases abide by new fee disclosure laws.

The surveys remain open through Dec. 18.