A record shall be established at the hearing before the Hearing Examiner. Appeals
shall be considered de novo. The Director is not a necessary party to any Hearing
Examiner proceedings pursuant to this Section 22.210.150.
I.
On the day it is issued, the Hearing Examiner shall provide the decision on the appeal
to the tenant, the property owner, the Director, and all those requesting notice.
J.
The Hearing Examiner's decision is final and conclusive unless, within ten calendar
days of the date of the Hearing Examiner decision, an application or petition for
a writ of review is filed in King County Superior Court. Judicial review shall be
confined to the record of the administrative hearing. The Superior Court may reverse
the Hearing Examiner decision only if the decision is arbitrary and capricious, contrary
to law, in excess of the authority or jurisdiction of the Hearing Examiner, made upon
unlawful procedure, or in violation of constitutional provisions.
(Ord. 124882, § 5, 2015; Ord. 123899, § 21, 2012; Ord. 118839, § 7, 1997; Ord. 117094, § 9, 1994; Ord. 115141, § 1, 1990.)