22.214.075 - Violations and enforcement
A.
Failure to comply with any provision of this Chapter 22.214, or rule adopted according to this Chapter 22.214, is a violation of this Chapter 22.214 and subject to enforcement as provided for in this Chapter 22.214. In addition, and as further provided by Chapter 22.205, owners may not issue a notice to terminate tenancy to evict residential tenants
from rental housing units if the units are not registered with the Seattle Department
of Construction and Inspections as required by Section 22.214.040.
B.
Upon presentation of proper credentials, the Director or duly authorized representative
of the Director may, with the consent of the owner or occupant of a rental housing
unit, or according to a lawfully-issued inspection warrant, enter at reasonable times
any rental housing unit subject to the consent or warrant to perform activities authorized
by this Chapter 22.214.
C.
This Chapter 22.214 shall be enforced for the benefit of the health, safety, and welfare of the general
public, and not for the benefit of any particular person or class of persons.
D.
It is the intent of this Chapter 22.214 to place the obligation of complying with its requirements upon the owners of the
property and the rental housing units subject to this Chapter 22.214.
E.
No provision of or term used in this Chapter 22.214 is intended to impose any duty upon the City or any of its officers or employees
that would subject them to damages in a civil action.
(Ord. 125954, § 2, 2019; Ord. 124919, § 82, 2015 [department name change and other cleanup]; Ord. 124738, § 2, 2015; Ord. 124011, § 10, 2012.)