RCW 64.32.300Tenant screening. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)(1) Except as otherwise prohibited by law, and subject to the limitations in subsection (2) of this section, an association of apartment owners may:(a) Require any apartment owner intending to lease the owner's apartment to use a tenant screening service or obtain background information, including criminal history, on a prospective tenant, at the owner's sole cost and expense, prior to the owner entering into a lease agreement with a prospective tenant; and(b) Require proof that the tenant screening requirement has been fulfilled or that the background information on a prospective tenant has been obtained by the owner intending to lease the owner's apartment.(2) An association may not require that a copy of the tenant screening report or any background information pertaining to a tenant be furnished to the association.[ 2023 c 23 s 1.]
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