city of tacoma
File #: ORD28559    Version: 1 Name: ORD - Rental Housing Code
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/8/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 11/20/2018 Final action: 11/20/2018
Title: An ordinance amending Title 1 of the Municipal Code, relating to Administration and Personnel, by adding a new Chapter 1.95, entitled "Rental Housing Code," to increase the number of days a landlord must give a tenant before terminating a tenancy; require additional notification for increased rent; require landlords to pay tenant relocation assistance; and require landlords to provide tenants with information relevant to the rental agreements, landlords, and rental properties, effective February 1, 2019. [ChiQuata Elder, Landlord-Tenant/Crime Free Housing Coordinator; Diane Powers, Director, Office of Equity and Human Rights]
Attachments: 1. Amended Ordinance No. 28559, 2. Proposed Amendment, 3. City Council Action Memorandum
Related files: ORD28780, RES40223, ORD28596, RES40227, ORD28645

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An ordinance amending Title 1 of the Municipal Code, relating to Administration and Personnel, by adding a new Chapter 1.95, entitled “Rental Housing Code,” to increase the number of days a landlord must give a tenant before terminating a tenancy;
require additional notification for increased rent; require landlords to pay tenant relocation assistance; and require landlords to provide tenants with information relevant to the rental agreements, landlords, and rental properties, effective February 1, 2019.

[ChiQuata Elder, Landlord-Tenant/Crime Free Housing Coordinator; Diane Powers,
Director, Office of Equity and Human Rights]