K.
"Tenant" means a "tenant" as defined in and within the scope of RCW 59.18.030 and
RCW 59.18.040 of the RLTA in effect at the time the rental agreement is executed,
and shall also mean a tenant of a mobile home park or boat moorage. At the time of
passage of the ordinance codified in this chapter, the RLTA defined "tenant" as "any
person who is entitled to occupy a dwelling unit primarily for living or dwelling
purposes under a rental agreement."
L.
"Billing practices" refers to the practices of a landlord or third party billing agent,
as defined herein, that bills residential multi-unit building tenants for the purpose
of apportioning master metered or other unmetered utility services provided to the
building(s) as a whole, either by directly submetering tenants' usage or by otherwise
apportioning such utility services among tenants, and also refers to any practices
related thereto, including but not limited to collecting, using or disclosing tenants'
personally identifiable information (other than name and address), attempting to collect
unpaid amounts from tenants, verifying tenants' credit, and reporting unpaid balances
to credit reporting agencies.
M.
"Third party billing agent" refers to any entity retained or authorized by a landlord
to bill tenants for master metered or other unmetered utility service on behalf of
and as the agent of a landlord.
N.
"Utilities" or "utility service(s)" refers to water, sewer, electric, and solid waste
services.
(Ord. 121320 § 1, 2003.)