Spokane Passes Rental Registry Changes

Spokane City Council met on Monday, October 14 and voted on an ordinance proposing amendments to the rental registry ordinance. This ordinance was presented to force compliance and make the $15 registration fee more streamlined, exempting housing authorities and various subsidized programs (such as HCV and VA vouchers). The ordinance passed 5-2.

The changes to the ordinance also prohibit landlords from the following actions if they are not on the rental registry or don’t have a business license:

1.           Raising rent or monthly obligations;

2.           Getting a final judgment/writ evicting a tenant.

We don’t yet have available the final public version or the effective date yet.  It likely won’t be effective for a few weeks We will be updating members as we receive additional information.