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Department of Community and Economic Development
Planning Division
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY/CODE INTERPRETATION
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY/CODE INTERPRETATION #: CI-164 MUNICIPAL CODE SECTIONS: 4-5-125, Residential Rental Registration and Inspection Program REFERENCE: N/A
SUBJECT: Residential Rental Registration and Inspection Program
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 5913 established a Residential Rental Registration and Inspection Program in code Section 4-5-125. Current language is ambiguous as to what process applies when “a landlord shall have a certificate of inspection completed and submitted to the Administrator,” as stated in subsection F. DECISION: Resolve ambiguity by amending 4-5-125(F) to clarify that code enforcement processes of RMC 1-3 apply. JUSTIFICATION: Necessary to resolve ambiguity.
ADMINISTRATOR APPROVAL: _______________________________________ C. E. “Chip” Vincent
EFFECTIVE DATE: _______________________________________
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APPEAL PROCESS: To appeal this determination, a written appeal--accompanied by the required filing fee--must be filed with the City's Hearing Examiner (1055 South Grady Way, Renton, WA 98057, 425-430-6515) no more than 14 days from the date of this decision. Your submittal should explain the basis for the appeal. Section 4-8-110 of the Renton Municipal Code provides further information on the appeal process. DISCLAIMER: Excerpts from the Renton Municipal Code shown below may not contain the most recently codified text. In such instances, code amendments implemented through this Administrative Code Interpretation shall be construed to affect the current code and past/future Administrative Code Interpretations not yet codified in the same manner as shown below. Should any conflicts result the Administrator shall determine the effective code.
CODE
AMENDMENTS
NEEDED TO
IMPLEMENT Subsection 4-5-125.F of the Renton Municipal Code is amended as shown
below:
F. CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION:
A landlord shall have a certificate of inspection completed and submitted to the
Administrator under the following circumstances:
1. When a tenant requests an inspection, and the landlord appears to have failed
to fulfill an obligation imposed under RCW 59.18.060 of the Landlord-Tenant Act,
and the City engages in the enforcement provisions of chapter 1-3 RMC;
2. When the City discovers or is made aware of a violation of this Section and
engages in the enforcement provisions of chapter 1-3 RMC; or
3. If an order to cure a violation of this Section has issued.
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