city of tacoma
File #: ORD28894    Version: 2 Name: ORD - Municipal Code Chapter 1.95 Amendment: Rental Housing Code
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed as amended Substitute
File created: 6/21/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 7/11/2023 Final action: 7/11/2023
Title: An ordinance amending Chapter 1.95 of the Municipal Code, relating to the Rental Housing Code, to require landlords to comply with health and safety laws; have a City business license before increasing rent or evicting tenants; set limits on late fees for rent and on pet deposits; require 120-day notice to raise rent; add new regulations for shared housing; and standardize screening criteria for the amount of tenant income required to qualify for housing, for reviewing a tenant's criminal history, and acceptable identification. [Mayor Woodards]
Sponsors: Victoria Woodards, Kristina Walker, Catherine Ushka, John Hines
Attachments: 1. Ordinance No. 28894, 2. City Council Action Memorandum, 3. Sponsor Proposal, 4. Presentation, 5. Proposed Substitute 1, 6. Proposed Substitute 2, 7. Proposed Substitute 3, 8. Proposed Motion 1, 9. Proposed Motion 2, 10. Proposed Motion 3, 11. Amended Substitute Ordinance No. 28894
Related files: RES41248

Title

An ordinance amending Chapter 1.95 of the Municipal Code, relating to the
Rental Housing Code, to require landlords to comply with health and safety
laws; have a City business license before increasing rent or evicting tenants;
set limits on late fees for rent and on pet deposits; require 120-day notice to
raise rent; add new regulations for shared housing; and standardize screening
criteria for the amount of tenant income required to qualify for housing, for
reviewing a tenant’s criminal history, and acceptable identification.

[Mayor Woodards]