Title 10 Regulati on of Activities
Division II. License Code
Chapter 10.57 Regulati on of Residential Rental Housing
Section 10.57.130 Anti-Retali
ati on Protections
Purpose and Intent.
Due to fears of retaliati on, tenants may fear speaking up about housing habitability issues, practices relati ng to collection of past due rent, or organizing as tenants. State law provides protection against retaliati on, and the City of Spokane intends for its code to provide additional protections.
Prohibition on retaliati on.
No landlord or owner or manager of residential rental real property in Spokane may intimidate any person because that person is engaging in activities designed to make other persons aware of, or encouraging such other persons to exercise rights granted or protected by the fair housing laws, or engaging in political speech or political organizing.
No person may threaten any employee or agent with dismissal or an adverse employment action, or take such adverse employment action, for any effort to assist any person in the exercise of their fair housing rights.
Landlords are prohibited from retaliati ng against individuals for invoking their rights or protections under subsections 10.57.115 , 10.57.116 , 10.57.160 , and 10.57.170 .
For purposes of this section, “fair housing laws” and “fair housing rights” include the federal Fair Housing Act, and the Washington Law Against Discriminati on.
Date Passed: Monday, June 10, 2024
Effective Date: Sunday, July 14, 2024
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