Seattle Rental Housing Laws - Part 2

It is critical that anyone owning and/or managing Seattle residential housing is familiar with the numerous rental housing regulations and fair housing laws that are enforced by various city government departments. In this two part, 3-hour course, seasoned Seattle area landlord-tenant attorneys will review everything you need to know to comply with the City's legal codes on residential rental housing, including First in Time Tenant Selection, Rental Registration and Inspection, Move-In Fee restrictions and many other regulations impacting rental housing agreements and tenant rights. In this second half of the course, attorney Chris Benis will review each of the Seattle City Codes detailed in the following chapters:

• SMC 14.08 Unfair Housing Practices
• SMC 14.09 Use of Screening Records in Housing
• SMC 22.200-220 Building and Construction Codes

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