Washington · statute · Wash. Rev. Code ch. 35.106 · 5 active provisions
The legislature finds that local governments, landlords, and tenants working together to provide crime-free rental housing is beneficial to the public health, safety, and welfare. The legislature is also concerned about activities and provisions that serve to bar a person with a criminal history from obtaining viable h…
The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Crime-free rental housing program" means a crime prevention program designed to reduce crime, drugs, and gangs on rental housing premises under the supervision of the local police department or a crime preve…
(1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, a local government may adopt and implement a crime-free rental housing program within its jurisdiction in accordance with this chapter.(b) A crime-free rental housing program adopted and implemented by a county is applicable only to unincorporated areas of the county…
A crime-free rental housing program may not prohibit a landlord from hiring or renting to a person solely because of the person's criminal history.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, this chapter supersedes and preempts all rules, regulations, codes, statutes, or ordinances of all local governments regarding the same subject matter. The state preemption created in this section applies to all rules, regulations, codes, statutes, and ordinance…