The controversial Seattle First in Time law was recently upheld by the Washington Supreme Court. Under the First in Time law, Seattle landlords seeking to fill vacant residential tenancies must provide notice of their rental criteria, screen applications in chronological order, and offer the tenancy to the first qualified applicant, subject to certain exceptions. Notice of rental criteria. The landlord must first “provide notice to a prospective occupant” of “the criteria the owner will use to screen prospective occupants and the minimum threshold for each criterion,” as well as “all information, documentation, and other submissions necessary for the owner to […]
Daily Archives: November 27, 2019
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