7.24.030 - Rental agreement requirements
A.
Any rental agreement or renewal of a rental agreement for a residential rental unit
in The City of Seattle entered into after November 8, 2021 shall include or shall
be deemed to include a provision requiring at least 180 days' prior written notice
whenever the periodic or monthly housing costs to be charged a tenant are to increase,
except that for a subsidized tenancy where the amount of rent is based on the income
of the tenant or circumstances specific to the subsidized household, the rental agreement
shall instead provide at least 30 days' prior written notice of an increase in the
amount of rent to each affected tenant.
B.
No rental agreement entered into after September 29, 1993, that creates or purports
to create a tenancy from month to month or from period to period on which rent is
payable, may:
1.
Require occupancy for a minimum term of more than one month or period;
2.
Impose penalties, whether designated as "additional rent" or fees, if a tenant terminates
the tenancy pursuant to law and vacates before expiration of any minimum term prohibited
by subsection 7.24.030.B.1;
3.
Require forfeiture of all or any part of a deposit if the tenant terminates the tenancy
pursuant to law and vacates before expiration of any minimum term prohibited by subsection
7.24.030.B.1; provided, that nothing in this Chapter 7.24 shall prevent a landlord from retaining all or a portion of a deposit as compensation
for damage to the premises as provided by law and the rental agreement or, as provided
by law, for failure to perform other obligations imposed by the rental agreement.
C.