Title 17A Administration
Chapter 17A.010 General Administration
Section 17A.010.030 Responsibility of Owners
The City recognizes the established principles of Washington law that the owner having right of possession or control of real property has the ultimate responsibility for activities and conditions on the property. Any specification or allocation of obligations in this title upon contractors, occupants or others does not affect the owner’s ultimate responsibility or purport to alter the legal relationships between landlord and tenant, buyer and seller, owner, architect and contractor, or other persons.
Date Passed: Monday, February 21, 2005
Effective Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2005
ORD C33580 Section 1