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Washington State Changes Its Tenant Screening Rules

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Commercial Real Estate Agent with American Apartment Owners Association

Washington state legislators last week passed a law that requires more of landlords in that state.

Beginning June 7, landlords who wish to run tenant screening reports must first disclose to the applicant what information they will be seeking, which service they use, and what reasons they have for rejecting an applicant.

Lawmakers also convened an advisory board that may limit what information a landlord can consider in rejecting an applicant.  Those recommendations are scheduled for December of this year.

Specifically, landlords must disclose in writing:  (read more...)

 

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Wallace S. Gibson, CPM
Gibson Management Group, Ltd. - Charlottesville, VA
LandlordWhisperer

Left Coast landlords are at a GREAT disadvantage and need to have more input with their state and local legislatures

Mar 22, 2012 09:34 AM