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***Note: Many local criminal codes can now be located under Chapter 10.60 SMC while others are now cited under the Revised Code of Washington (RCW), which was incorporated into the municipal code in 2022. (See SMC 10.58.010). Code Enforcement, including Noise Control and Animal Regulations are located in Chapters 10.62 through 10.74.

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Chapter 10.57
Section 10.57.230
 

Title 10 Regulation of Activities

Division II. License Code

Chapter 10.57 Regulation of Residential Rental Housing

Section 10.57.230 Participation in Eviction Prevention Program

Either landlord or tenant may initiate eviction prevention assistance, as follows:

  1. A landlord may initiate eviction prevention program by notifying the tenant in writing at the time of notice to pay or vacate, as provided in Section 10.57.220.  Such notice shall include the name, contact information, and the applicable case number (if known) of the prevention program provider chosen by the landlord.
  1. A tenant who receives notice of landlord’s election to participate in eviction prevention must notify the landlord in writing within five (5) days if the tenant desires to participate in the eviction prevention program.  If a tenant does not receive notice from the landlord as provided in subsection A above, a tenant may initiate eviction prevention by notifying the landlord in writing of the tenant’s desire to participate in eviction prevention within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the notice to pay or vacate as provided in Section 10.57.220. The tenant’s notice shall include the name, contact information, and the applicable case number (if known) of the prevention program provider chosen by the tenant.
  1. Unless exempted under section 10.57.240, the landlord shall not commence an unlawful detainer action, or seek to otherwise remove a residential tenant unless the following have occurred:
    1. The landlord has enrolled with the pre-filing eviction prevention program and provided notice of prevention resources to the tenant consistent with section SMC 10.57.220; and
    1. The landlord:
      1. Initiated eviction prevention and the tenant failed to notify the landlord under subsection B, or
      1. After receipt of tenant’s notice under subsection B above, participated in the eviction prevention program in good faith prior to that date which is thirty (30) calendar days from the date of notice in Section 10.57.220.
  1. The landlord must provide the tenant with a notice of eviction prevention resources under 10.57.220 regardless of the landlord or tenants’ participation in the eviction prevention program.

Date Passed: Monday, February 2, 2026

Effective Date: Monday, June 1, 2026

ORD C36808 Section 5