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Seattle Municipal Code § 7.24.100

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Seattle Municipal Code § 7.24.100
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7.24.100 - Rental agreement that waives tenant's remedies prohibited—Exception.

A.

No rental agreement, whether oral or written, may provide that the tenant waives or
foregoes rights or remedies under this Chapter 7.24, except as provided by subsection 7.24.100.B.

B.

A landlord and tenant may agree, in writing, to waive specific requirements of this
Chapter 7.24 if all of the following conditions have been met:

1.

The agreement to waive specific provisions is in writing and identifies the specific
provisions to be waived; and

2.

The agreement may not appear in a standard form written lease or rental agreement;
and

3.

There is no substantial inequality in the bargaining position of the two parties;
and

4.

The attorney for the tenant has approved in writing the agreement as complying with
subsections 7.24.100.B.1, 7.24.100.B.2, and 7.24.100.B.3.

(Ord. 116843, § 10, 1993.)