Burien is the 2nd Washington city to pass renter protection laws
BURIEN, Wash. - The Burien City Council passed policies this week designed to protect renters and improve renter-landlord relationships.
The policies were passed on October 7 and will go into effect on October 15, 2019.
Ordinance 716 establishes the following:
Just cause eviction: Landlords can only evict a tenant for certain reasons and must comply with notification and timeline requirements.
They will also need to secure a court order before evicting a tenant.
Distribution of information: Landlords must provide written information about rental criteria and provide City-produced information packets that include summaries of new rental policies, the Property Maintenance Code, the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, forcible and unlawful detainer laws, and fair housing laws. The packets will be provided in multiple languages.
Deposit requirements and installment payments permitted: Landlords are required to allow tenants to pay a security deposit, non-refundable move-in fees, and last months’ rent in three consecutive equal installments if the tenancy is three months or longer, or two equal payments if the tenancy is month-to-month.
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