Do other cities in Washington have a proactive rental inspection program?
Yes, Pasco and Tukwila both have rental inspection programs. Why are rental housing business licenses required for owners who may own only one rental unit? Renting out housing units to tenants is a business. All other business activities in the City of Seattle are required to obtain business licenses, even if they have only one business location. This would treat landlords the same as other business operators. What does a Certificate of Compliance under this program mean? The inspectors in this program will be inspecting for compliance with all of the items covered by Seattle’s housing code, not just those conditions that might endanger life safety. Therefore a certification of compliance assures the tenant that the unit being rented has been inspected and found to meet community housing standards. How do I know the person inspecting my units is qualified? This ordinance requires the inspectors under this program to be certified by one of several independent housing inspector organizat
