Unlawful acts.
Seattle Mun. Code § 6.222.040
in effect6.222.040 - Unlawful acts.
It is unlawful for any rental agency or any agent thereof to:
A. List or advertise any housing accommodation or otherwise offer or provide information about any housing accommodation without the prior written consent of the landlord; or
B. Refer any customer to or list any housing accommodation which is and has been unavailable for rental for the three (3) days immediately preceding the date of the referral; or
C. Use any contract or furnish any receipt to any customer or prospective customer which does not disclose in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the Director all material information regarding the services to be provided by the rental agency to said customer; or
D. Require any customer to pay a fee or charge prior to such customer entering into a rental agreement or lease for a housing accommodation obtained from the rental agency; or
E. Publish or cause to be published any advertisement for a particular housing accommodation without including in the advertisement a page, line, or other code number through which the particular housing accommodation can be easily located in the rental agency's listing records.
(Ord. 109763, § 2, 1981; Ord. 108934, § 11.140, 1980.)
Source: City of Seattle, Seattle Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/wa/seattle/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=TIT6BURE_SUBTITLE_IVNELICO_CH6.222REHOAG_6.222.040UNACFetched: 11/1/2026