Tenant protections for unincorporated King County

知晓您的权利。作为租户，您应采取措施了解自身权利，确保您得到房东的尊重。首先，若您受到驱逐威胁，房东将您锁在屋外、搬走您的物品，或关闭您的水电煤等公用事业等行为是违法的——即使您拖欠了租金。利用本文档了解更多有关您仅作为金县非建制区租户的权利。金县非建制区是指处于城市范围之外的金县其他地区。点击此处查看金县非建制区地区（高亮绿色区域即金县非建制区）。

您并非孤立无援。还有法律的帮助。如您需要法律帮助，请勿擅自行事。请致电2-1-1联系免费法律援助和租房援助组织，或访问Washington Law Help了解更多有关您权利的信息。

有疑问吗？发邮件给xochitl.maykovich@kingcounty.gov

点击分别查看每一部分的信息：

• 入住——有关筛选要求、押金和类似保护措施的信息
  • 租户筛选
  • 入住费用和押金
  • 租户免受歧视保护
  • 社会安全号码
• 租房生活——有关租房协议、维修、租金上涨和类似保护措施的信息
  • 租房协议
  • 维修
  • 租金支付
  • 租金上涨
  • 滞纳金
  • 驱逐通知
• 搬离——有关发出终止租赁通知和退还押金的信息
  • 发出通知
  • 退还押金

入住

• 租户筛选
• 入住费用和押金
• 租户免受歧视保护
• 社会安全号码

租户筛选

每个房东对入住自己单元的租户都有不同的要求，同时以各种途径收集相关信息。请谨记以下几点：

• 房东可以使用自己选择的任何筛选标准，前提是，在应用这些标准时不存在歧视。
• 例如，房东可以请求但不得规定租房申请人必须提供社会安全号码。如租房申请人未向房东提供社会安全号码，房东可以使用诸如但不限于曾用名、地址、个人推荐和工作经历等信息来筛选租房申请人。《金县法典》25.140

房东可以因为筛选结果不准确、不理想以及无法获得而拒绝将房屋出租给租房申请人。房东可以向租房申请人收取获取租户筛选报告的费用，如其向租房申请人提供以下州法律要求房东与租房申请人共享的信息：Washington修订法 (Revised Code of Washington, RCW)  59.18.257

• 用于筛选租户的信息的类型；
• 可能导致筛选不通过的信息；
• 房东是否可接受详尽的可重复使用的租户筛选报告；以及
• 如使用消费者报告，则为消费者报告机构的名称和地址。如筛选不通过或遇到其他负面行动，租户可免费获得一份报告副本。

入住费用和押金

房东可以向潜在租户收取入住费用和押金。如您对入住费用和押金有疑问，请致电2-1-1联系免费法律援助组织，或访问Washington Law Help了解更多有关您权利的信息。

所有入住费用和押金不可超过一个月的租金，除非租户的租金基于租户的收入。此例外情况不适用于使用租房券支付租金的租户。《金县法典》12.25.050

房东必须允许租户分期支付入住费用和押金。分期付款的期数取决于租赁协议的期限，具体如下所示。《金县法典》12.25.050

州法律要求，如房东向租户收取押金，则相关租房协议应为书面形式。如房东向租户收取押金，则房东必须提供一份书面清单，说明租房单元目前存在的损坏情况。RCW 59.18.260

如您有其他疑问，请访问Washington Law Help获取更多信息。租户也可致电2-1-1联系免费法律援助和租房援助组织获得更多帮助。

租户免受歧视保护

金县非建制区的租户受到保护，不会因以下受保护特征而受到歧视：

• 年龄；
• 替代性收入来源；
• 血统；
• 公民或移民身份；
• 肤色；
• 信条；
• 残障；
• 家庭状况；
• 性别认同；
• 光荣退伍老兵或军人身份；
• 婚姻状况；
• 原国籍；
• 父母身份；
• 种族；
• 宗教信仰；
• 住房补贴，如租房券；
• 性别；
• 性取向；或
• 残障人士使用服务性动物。

上述保护措施存在于联邦、州或地方法律之中（如适用）。公平住房法/RCW 49.60.222/RCW 59.18.255/《金县法典》12.20

*替代性收入来源系指来自工资、薪金或其他劳动报酬以外的合法的、可核实的收入。替代性收入来源包括但不限于社会保障福利、其他退休计划、补充保障收入、失业救济金、儿童抚养费、州老年人、视障或残障人士现金援助计划、州难民现金援助和任何其他联邦、州、地方政府、私人或非营利组织管理的现金福利计划的收入。

房东可使用信用记录对租户进行筛选。房东还可设置信用评分阈值，拒绝将房屋出租给信用评分低于该阈值的租房申请人。《金县法典》12.20

社会安全号码

房东可以要求租房申请人提供社会安全号码 (Social Security Number, SSN) 以对其进行筛选，但租房申请人不一定非要提供SSN。房东不可因租户不提供SSN而拒绝将房屋出租给该租户。房东可使用诸如但不限于曾用名、地址、个人推荐和工作经历等信息来筛选租户。房东可以因为筛选结果不准确、不理想以及无法获得而拒绝将房屋出租给租房人。《金县法典》12.25.140

租房生活

• 租房协议
• 维修
• 租金支付
• 租金上涨
• 滞纳金
• 驱逐通知

租房协议

房东不可要求租户放弃自己的权利。任何规定租户放弃自己权利的租房协议均属无效。如房东故意订立规定使租户放弃自己权利的租房协议，则租户可要求获得损害赔偿、诉讼费用和律师费。《金县法典》12.25.030.B

维修

有关州法律与维修请求相关的问题，租户应查阅Washington Law Help

《金县法典》执法部门可调查某些金县非建制区建筑的问题，如结构问题、喷水灭火系统损坏问题及紧急出口存在障碍物以及其他类似问题。《金县法典》执法部门不调查房东和租户的问题，如退还押金、租金上涨或类似问题。如您欲投诉建筑问题，可通过King County Code Enforcement举报相关违规行为。

如房东收到金县谴责该出租单元的命令，如房东证明其因医疗或经济困难而无法修复该单元，租户可能不得不搬离该物业。租户可根据州法律规定对该物业进行必要的维修并继续居住在该单元。RCW 59.18.100。《金县法典》12.25.030(9)

租金支付

有关州法律与租金支付相关的问题，租户应查阅Washington Law Help

租户可以在租金到期至法院判决后5天内的任何时间支付租金，但在此期间，所欠金额在不同时间点会发生变化。房东必须接受涵盖所欠租金全部金额的租金援助，不得对该援助资金设置任何条件。RCW 59.18.410(2)

租金上涨

如租金上涨幅度超过3%，则房东必须提前120天发出通知。如租金基于租户的收入，例如基于租户收入30%的补贴性租房，则房东需要至少提前30天发出通知。《金县法典》12.25.070

示例：租户每月支付$1500租金。房东将：

• 提前120天发出通知（如租金上涨超过$45）。
• 提前60天发出通知（如租金上涨$45及以下）。

如出租单元存在缺陷，使其不宜居住或违反RCW 59.18.060的规定，则房东不可提高租金。对相关缺陷进行维修后，房东可以提高租金。《金县法典》12.25.100

滞纳金

房东对未付租金可收取滞纳金或其他费用。但是，未付租金的滞纳金或其他费用不可超过该租户月租金的1.5%。《金县法典》12.25.060

示例：租金为$1000的租户，发生逾期时，仅可向其收取不超过$15的滞纳金。

驱逐通知

驱逐通知是驱逐程序的开始。如租户不遵守驱逐通知，或者在通知期到期前没有搬出该单元，房东可以向法院提起对该租户的驱逐诉讼。未经租户同意，房东不可更换门锁。唯一可实际驱逐租户的人是治安官，且仅在有法院命令授权驱逐的情况下，才可驱逐租户。

租户有权为自己辩护，以免遭到驱逐。租户可联系Housing Justice Project寻求有关驱逐案件的帮助。低收入租户有权获得免费的租户律师服务RCW 59.18.640

居住在金县非建制区的租户享受当地的驱逐保护措施，相关措施仅允许房东出于特定原因驱逐租户。将租户告上法庭之前，房东必须向租户发出驱逐通知：

• 租户未遵守欠租通知。（提前30天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.1.a
  • 示例：租金于8月1日到期，但租户未支付该租金。房东可提前30天向租户发出驱逐通知，要求租户支付租金或搬离。租户必须在30天内（8月31日之前）支付租金和最高$75的滞纳金（如租约有要求），以便继续留在该出租屋。如租户未在8月31日之前支付租金，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。
• 租户未遵守要求遵守租约或搬离的通知。（提前30天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.1.b
  • 示例：租约有一条租户不可养狗的规定。房东可提前30天向租户发出要求遵守租约或搬离的通知。租户必须在30天内将狗带离出租屋，才能继续住在该出租屋。如租户继续在出租屋内养狗，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。
• 租户收到因滥用或滋扰（滥用或滋扰系指不合理或非法使用物业，如制造毒品、在单元内纵火等）而要求搬离的通知。（提前30天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.1.c
  • 示例：租客在出租屋内故意打碎所有窗户。房东可提前30天向租户发出搬离通知。租户必须在30天期限结束时搬出出租屋，即使其已停止破坏窗户的行为。如租户未搬离，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。
• 房东和/或其直系亲属希望搬入该单元。（提前90天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.3
  • 如房东希望租户搬离，则必须提前90天书面通知租户，以便房东的直系亲属搬入该单元。如租户未在90天期限内搬离，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。
  • 本原因下的直系亲属包括根据RCW第60章登记的业主的家庭伴侣或业主的配偶、父母、祖父母、子女、业主和业主配偶以及业主家庭伴侣的兄弟姐妹。
  • 如房东或其直系亲属在租户搬出出租单元后的90天内连续至少60天没有占用该出租单元，则存在可反驳的违法推定（即除非房东能提供相反的证据，否则就可以假定存在违法行为）。
• 房东决定出售单户住宅单元。（提前90天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.4
  • 如房东希望租户搬离，则必须提前90天书面通知租户，以便房东出售单户住宅单元。如租户未在90天期限内搬离，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。
  • 如发生以下情况，则存在可反驳的违法推定（即除非房东能提供相反的证据，否则就可以假定存在违法行为）。
    • 业主未在租户搬离后30天内以公允市场价值将单户住宅挂牌出售，或
    • 业主自租户搬离之日或物业挂牌出售之日起90天内（以较晚者为准）从销售市场撤出该租赁单元，将该单元租给前租户以外的人，或以其他方式表明业主不打算出售该单元，
  • 房东需要对该建筑进行实质性改造。（提前120天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.5
    • 房东必须提交一份完整的申请，申请至少一份《金县法典》第16条规定的许可证，以便进行改造。
    • 示例：房东想改造出租单元的厨房和浴室，所以需要租户搬离该单元。房东必须提前120天通知租户，租户必须在120天内搬离。如租户未在120天期限内搬离，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。
  • 业主拆除该建筑，将其改建为合作公寓或非住宅用途。（提前120天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.6.a
    • 业主在向租户送达通知之前，必须获得必要的许可证。
    • 示例：房东想要拆除建筑。房东必须提前120天向租户发出通知，要求其搬离。如租户未在120天内搬离，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。
  • 房东决定将该单元改建为共有公寓。（提前120天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.6.b
    • 示例：房东想把该建筑从出租单元改为共有公寓根据州法律 (RCW 64.34)，房东必须给予租户购买该单元的机会。如租客不想购买该单元，房东必须提前120天向租户发出通知，要求其搬离。如租户未在120天内搬离，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。
  • 房东试图减少居住在一个住宅单元中的人数，以遵守法律限制，而租户未能遵守。（提前30天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.7
    • 如果该单元具有多个租赁协议，房东可选择终止哪个协议，但房东不得终止超过遵守法律所需数量的协议。
    • 示例：有10个人住在出租单元里，他们与房东均有单独的租约，但根据当地法律，只有三个人可以住该在单元里。房东必须提前30天向七名租户发出通知，要求其搬离。房东不能以此为由驱逐超过七名租户。房东可以选择驱逐哪七名租户。如该七名租户未在30天内搬离，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。
  • 房东希望停止附属住宅单元（accessory dwelling unit，ADU，也称为客房、岳母单元、地下室单元等）的住宅用途（提前30天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.8
    • 示例：房东想把ADU用作储藏室。房东必须提前30天向租户发出通知，要求其搬离。如租户未在30天内搬离，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。
  • 房东收到根据《金县法典》第16章或第23章（建筑/物业法规）发出的通知和命令，且违规行为未得到纠正，通知和命令限制了租户在该单元居住的能力。（提前30天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.9
    • 房东必须证明其因医疗或经济困难而无法进行必要的维修。
    • 租户可根据RCW 59.18.100的规定，维修该单元后继续租住。
    • 示例：出租单元的电线老化、不安全，且根据当地建筑规范，租住在该单元属非法。房东尚未修复电线，因为其最近发生了医疗紧急情况，花光了房东的全部积蓄。金县命令房东不要让任何人居住在该单元内，因为不安全。房东可以提前
      30天通知租户，将其驱逐，但房东必须能够证明其因医疗或经济困难无法修复电线。如租户未在30天内搬离，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。
  • 房东和租户共同居住在同一单元，房东打算停止向租户出租业主自己居住的自有住宅单元。（提前30天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.10.a
    • 示例：房东将自己房子里的一间闲置卧室租给租户。房东可以以任何理由驱逐租户，但需提前30天发出通知。如租户未在这30天内搬离，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。
  • 房东不再想把附属住宅单元（ADU，也称为客房、岳母单元、地下室单元等）租给租户，而房东也住在该ADU所在物业。（提前30天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.10.b
  • 房东不再想把单户住宅租给租户，而房东住在同一地块的附属住宅单元（ADU，也称为客房、岳母单元、地下室单元等）。（提前30天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.10.c
  • 租户，或经租户同意，租户的转租人、居住者或客人，在该建筑或毗邻该建筑的物业或公共通行权上从事犯罪活动。（提前30天通知）从事犯罪活动系指从事以下活动：
    • 违反RCW第41章、第69.50章或第69.52章的与毒品有关的活动
    • 根据本州法律属于犯罪的活动，但只有在该犯罪活动严重影响任何人的健康或安全的情况下，即：
      • 该活动会对任何人的人身安全造成迫在眉睫的危害；
      • 该活动涉及对他人的人身攻击，该攻击行为足以导致被捕；
      • 该活动涉及非法使用枪支或RCW 9A.04.110所定义的其他致命武器，该非法使用行为足以导致被捕；或
      • 该活动使至少两个或两个以上单元内的人员生命没有保障，或使用该物业的方式伤害或危及至少两个或两个以上单元内的人员的安全或健康。
    • 法院可考虑犯罪活动原因的整体情况。
    • 示例：租户的朋友在出租单元内，用枪向墙壁射击。房东可提前30天发出通知后驱逐该租户。如租户未在30天内搬离，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。
  • 租户有意允许根据《金县法典》第11条被宣布为猛兽的动物留在单元内。（提前30天通知）《金县法典》25.030 A.12.i、12.25.030 A.12.ii
    • 示例：租户的狗咬了人。金县地区动物服务部门对该事件进行了调查，并判定该狗为恶犬。租户明知该狗已被宣布为恶犬的情况下依然将它留了下来。房东可30天发出通知后驱逐饲养该狗的租户。如租户未在30天内搬离，房东可通过法院程序驱逐租户。

驱逐通知须含有充分的信息，以便承租人能够做出回应，并针对通知中的任何指控准备辩护。示例：如驱逐通知中未说明具体的违反租约的行为，则房东不可以违反租约为由发出该通知。《金县法典》12.25.030 (C)

搬离

• 发出通知
• 退还押金

发出通知

订立逐月租约的租户需要在每月最后一天之前至少提前20天发出书面通知，告知其想要搬离。示例：如租户希望租约的最后一月为8月，那么该租户需要在8月11日之前向房东发出书面通知。RCW 59.18.200

订立了定期租约（如12个月租期的租约）的租户需要查阅自己的租约，以确定需要在租约到期前提前多少天向房东发出通知。

退还押金

房东必须在租户搬出单元后21天内退还押金或书面告知租户扣留押金的原因。房东不可向租户收取单元正常损耗的费用。

如房东在21天内未退还押金或向租户提供书面告知书，则房东必须将全部押金退还租户。房东也不可采取其他行动追回押金。未遵守这一规定的房东可能面临罚款。RCW 59.18.280

Rent increases

Landlords are required to provide 120 days' notice for rent increases greater than three percent. If the rent is based on a tenant’s income, such as subsidized housing that bases rent on 30 percent of a tenant’s income, then the landlord needs to provide a minimum of 30 days’ notice. King County Code 12.25.070

Example: a tenant pays $1,500 monthly. The landlord would provide:

• 120 days' notice if the rent increase is more than $45.

• 60 days’ notice if the rent increase is $45 or less.

Landlords cannot raise the rent if the unit has defective conditions making it uninhabitable or in violation of RCW 59.18.060. Landlords can raise rent once the defective conditions are fixed. King County Code 12.25.100

Late fees

Landlords can charge late fees or costs for nonpayment of rent. However, late fees or costs for nonpayment of rent cannot exceed 1.5 percent of the tenant’s monthly rent. King County Code 12.25.060

Example: A tenant whose rent is $1,000 cannot be charged more than $15 in late fees for a late rental payment.

Eviction notices

An eviction notice is the beginning of the eviction process. If a tenant does not comply with the notice or does not move out of the unit prior to the expiration of the notice period, the landlord can file an eviction court case against the tenant. Landlords cannot change the locks on a tenant without the tenant’s consent. The only person who can physically remove a tenant is a sheriff, and they can only do so if there is a court order authorizing the eviction.

Tenants have the right to defend themselves against an eviction. Tenants can contact the Housing Justice Project for help with an eviction case. Low-income tenants have the right to a free tenant attorney. RCW 59.18.640

Tenants living in unincorporated King County have local protections against eviction that only allow landlords to evict a tenant for certain reasons. Landlords must give tenants an eviction notice before taking the tenant to court:

• Tenant does not comply with a nonpayment of rent notice within 30 days King County Code 12.25.030 A.1.a.
  • Example: Rent is due on August 1st but tenant does not pay rent. The landlord can give the tenant a 30-day eviction notice to pay or vacate. The tenant must pay the rent and up to a $75 late fee (if required in the lease) within that 30-day period (by August 31st) to stay in the rental unit. If the tenant does not pay by August 31st, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.
• Tenant does not comply with a comply or vacate notice within 30 days. King County Code 12.25.030 A.1.b
  • Example: The lease has a rule that says tenants cannot have a dog. The landlord can give the tenant a 30-day eviction notice to comply or vacate. The tenant must remove the dog from the rental unit within the 30-day period to be able to stay in the rental unit. If the tenant continues to have the dog in the rental unit, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.
• Tenant receives a notice to vacate for waste or nuisance (waste or nuisance means an unreasonable or illegal use of property such as making drugs, setting fires in the unit, etc.) within 30 days. King County Code 12.25.030  A.1.c
  • Example: The tenant is intentionally breaking all the windows in a rental unit. The landlord can give the tenant a 30-day notice to vacate. The tenant must move out of the unit at the end of this 30-day period, even if the tenant stops breaking windows. If the tenant does not move out, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.
• Landlord and/or their immediate family wants to move into the unit with a 90 day notice. King County Code 12.25.030 A.3
  • Landlord must give the tenant 90 days advanced written notice if the landlord wants the tenant to move out so they can move their immediate family into the unit. If the tenant does not move out within the 90-day period, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.
  • Immediate family under this cause includes the owner's domestic partner registered under chapter 26.60 RCW or the owner's spouse, parents, grandparents, children, brothers and sisters of the owner, of the owner's spouse or of the owner's domestic partner.
  • There is a rebuttable presumption of a violation of the law (meaning there is an assumption there is a violation unless the landlord proves otherwise) if the landlord or their immediate family member does not occupy the rental unit for at least 60 consecutive days during the 90 days immediately after the tenant vacates the unit.
• Landlord decides to sell a single-family dwelling unit with a 90 day notice. King County Code 12.25.030 A.4
  • Landlord must give the tenant 90 days advanced written notice if they want the tenant to move out of the unit so the landlord can sell a single-family home. If the tenant does not move out within the 90-day period, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.
  • There is a rebuttable presumption of a violation of the law (meaning there is an assumption there is a violation unless the landlord proves otherwise) if:
    • the owner does not list the single-family dwelling for sale at fair market value within 30 days after the tenant has vacated, or
    • the owner withdraws the rental unit from the sales market, rents the unit to someone other than the former tenant or otherwise indicates that the owner does not intend to sell the unit within 90 days after the date the tenant vacated or the date the property was listed for sale, whichever is later
• Landlord needs to substantially rehabilitate the building with a 120-day notice. King County Code 12.25.030 A.5
  • The landlord must submit a complete application for at least one permit required under King County Code Title 16 for rehabilitation.  
  • Example: Landlord wants to remodel the kitchen and bathroom in the rental unit so they need the tenant to move out of the unit. The landlord must give the tenant 120-days' notice and the tenant must move within that 120-day period. If the tenant does not move out in that 120-day period, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.  
• Landlord demolishes the building, convert it to a cooperative or a nonresidential use with a 120-day notice. King County Code 12.25.030 A.6.a
  • The landlord must obtain the necessary permits before serving the tenant with notice.
  • Example: Landlords wants to tear down the building. The landlord must give the tenant 120 days’ notice to move out. If the tenant does not move out within 120 days, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.
• Landlord decides to convert the unit into a condominium with a 120-day notice. King County Code 12.25.030 A.6.b
  • Example: Landlord wants to change the building from rental units to condominiums. Under state law (RCW 64.34), the landlord must give the tenant a chance to buy their unit. If the tenant does not want to buy the unit, the landlord must give the tenant 120 days' notice to move out. If the tenant does not move out within 120 days, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.
• Landlord seeks to reduce the number of occupants who reside in one dwelling unit to comply with the legal limit and the tenant fails to comply within 30 days. King County Code 12.25.030 A.7
  • If there is more than one rental agreement for the unit, the landlord may choose which agreement to terminate, but the landlord many not terminate more agreements than necessary to comply with the law.
  • Example: There are 10 people living in the rental unit who have individual leases with the landlord, but under local law, only three people can live in the unit. The landlord must give seven tenants a 30 days' notice to move out. The landlord cannot use this reason to evict more than seven tenants. The landlord can choose which seven tenants to evict. If the seven tenants do not move out within 30 days, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.
• Landlord wants to discontinue the residential use of an accessory dwelling unit (ADUs are also called guest houses, mother-in-law units, basement units, etc.) with a 30-day notice. King County Code 12.25.030 A.8
  • Example: Landlord wants to use an ADU as a storage space. The landlord must give the tenant 30 days’ notice to move. If the tenant does not move out within 30 days, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.
• Landlord receives a notice and order issued under King County Code Title 16 or 23 (building/property code laws) and the violations are not corrected and the notice and order restrict the tenant’s ability to reside in the unit with a 30-day notice. King County Code 12.25.030 A.9
  • The landlord must make a showing of medical or financial hardship that prevents the landlord from making the necessary repairs.
  • The tenant could stay by repairing the unit as set forth in RCW 59.18.100
  • Example: The electrical wiring in the rental unit is old, unsafe, and is illegal under the local building codes. The landlord has not fixed the electrical wiring because they recently had a medical emergency that cost the landlord’s entire savings. King County orders the landlord to not have anybody living in the unit because it is unsafe. The landlord can evict the tenant by giving them a 30 days’ notice, but the landlord must be able to prove that they can’t fix the wiring due to a medical or financial hardship. If the tenant does not move out within 30 days, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.
• Landlord and tenant live together in the same unit and the landlord intends to discontinue leasing to a tenant in the owner's own dwelling unit in which the owner resides with a 30-day notice. King County Code 12.25.030 A.10.a
  •  Example: Landlord rents out a spare bedroom to a tenant in the landlord’s house. The landlord can evict the tenant for any reason with a 30-day notice. If the tenant does not move out within those 30 days, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.
• Landlord no longer wants to rent to a tenant who lives in an accessory dwelling unit (ADUs are also called guest houses, mother-in-law units, basement units, etc.) on the property in which the landlord also lives with a 30-day notice. King County Code 12.25.030 A.10.b
• Landlord no longer wants to lease to a tenant who lives in a single-family home and the landlord lives in an accessory dwelling unit (ADUs are also called guest houses, mother-in-law units, basement units, etc.) on the same lot with a 30-day notice. King County Code 12.25.030 A.10.c
• Tenant, or with the consent of the tenant, the tenant’s subtenant, sublessee, resident, or guest, has engaged in criminal activity on the premises or on the property or public right-of-way abutting the premises with a 30-day notice. Engaging in criminal activity means engaging in:
  • Drug-related activity that is in violation of chapters 69.41, 69.50, or 69.52 RCW
  • Activity that is a crime under the laws of the state but only if the crime substantially affects the health or safety of any person, which means:
    • Activity is imminently hazardous to the physical safety of any person
    • The activity entails physical assaults upon another person that result in an arrest
    • Activity entails the unlawful use of a firearm or other deadly weapon as defined in RCW 9A.04.110 that results in an arrest or
    • Activity renders people in at least two or more units insecure in life or the use of property that injures or endangers the safety or health of people in at least two or more units
  • The court can consider the totality of the situation for the criminal activity cause.
  • Example: the tenant’s friend is in the rental unit and shoots the wall with a gun. The landlord can evict the tenant with a 30 days' notice. If the tenant does not move out within 30 days, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.
• Tenant knowingly allows an animal who has been declared vicious in accordance with King County Code Title 11 to stay in the unit with a 30-day notice. King County Code 12.25.030 A.12.i, 12.25.030 A.12.ii
  • Example: a tenant’s dog bit someone. The Regional Animal Services of King County investigated the incident and ruled the dog was vicious. The tenant kept the dog, knowing the dog was declared vicious. The landlord can evict a tenant for keeping the dog with a 30-day notice. If the tenant does not move out within 30 days, the landlord can evict the tenant through the court process.

Eviction notices must have enough information so the tenant can respond and prepare a defense against any allegations in the notice. For example, a landlord cannot give an eviction notice for a lease violation that does not state what the specific lease violation is alleged. King County Code 12.25.030(C)