First deadline for Seattle Rental Registration and Inspections ordinance passes
September 30th was the first Seattle Rental Registration and Inspections ordinance due date for properties with 10 or more units and properties with a history of code compliance violations.
Seattle’s DPD has just released its first data set for registration compliance, and say that over 2,100 registrations of an estimated 2400 target properties in the 10+ unit demographic were received by the deadline.
Online registrations have proven popular with approximately 75% of registrations submitted via the web. As rental housing owners continue to submit registrations RHA encourages them to use the onlne system in order to keep administrative costs down.
One other interesting note – about 10% of the properties that registered were not on DPD’s mailing list of likely rental properties. Their compliance is likely thanks to RHA and its partners helping to get the word out.
Late registrants will begin receiving notices over the next few days, with a $20 late fee included.
Inspections are due to start in 2015, so watch for more inspections information in the next month or so.
I'm happy to note that my husband, James Rupp, is taking the certification class for inspectors to be on the City's list to conduct these inspections. You can find him at www.rhhomeinspection.com for more information and to contact him directly for these and traditional home purchase inspections.
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