An ordinance relating to rental agreement regulation; requiring disclosure of fees, prohibiting and limiting certain fees, requiring retention of compliance records, expanding investigation authority, and establishing new enforcement mechanisms; amending Section 7.24.020, 7.24.050, 7.24.060, 7.24.120, and 7.24.130 of, and adding new Sections 7.24.039, 7.24.040, 7.24.045, 7.24.170, 7.24.180, 7.24.190, 7.24.200, 7.24.210, 7.24.220, 7.24.230, and 7.24.240 to, the Seattle Municipal Code.

Committee

City Clerk

Requested by

CBO-OPI

Introduced

June 27, 2026

On agenda

August 11, 2026

Passed

August 18, 2026

Enactment no.

Ord 127497

Where it was heard

City Council Aug 11, 2026 passed as amended Pass Housing, Arts, and Civil Rights Committee Aug 3, 2026 pass as amended Pass Housing, Arts, and Civil Rights Committee Jul 22, 2026 discussed