Tuesday November 14, 2023, the Olympia City Council reviewed an ordinance for a rental registry program that will also have a required rental home inspection. The home inspection looks quite extensive. Attached is the agenda for the meeting, the proposed ordinance, and the draft rental inspection checklist.
The city will require an annual registration of $35, plus a business license, and a rental inspection by a qualified rental housing inspector and re-inspection if a unit fails the initial inspection. This will be both costly and time consuming for landlords. There are apparent penalties for not complying (such as $50 a day for first offense with fees escalating to $250 a day).
Naturally, this ordnance will increase the difficulty of being a a landlord and ultimately make housing more scarce and expensive,
Ordinance Rental Registry (PDF)
Agenda City Council (PDF)
Draft Inspection Checklist (PDF)
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Olympia to operate a rental registry
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