"Tenant" means any person who is entitled to occupy a dwelling unit primarily for
living or dwelling purposes under a rental agreement and includes those persons who
are considered to be tenants under the State Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, chapter
59.18 RCW and those tenants whose living arrangements are exempted from the State
Residential Landlord-Tenant Act under RCW 59.18.040(3) if their living arrangement
is considered to be a rental or lease pursuant to RCW 67.28.180(1). For purposes of
this Chapter 22.210, "tenant" shall not include the owner of a dwelling unit or members
of the owner's immediate family.
(Ord. 126458, § 2, 2021; Ord. 125901, § 1, 2019; Ord. 124919, § 80, 2015 [department name change and other cleanup]; Ord. 124883, § 2, 2015 [cross-reference update]; Ord. 124882, § 2, 2015; Ord. 121276, §§ 20, 37, 2003 [department name change]; Ord. 115141, § 1(part), 1990.)