A. Any rental agreement or renewal of a rental agreement for a
residential rental unit in the City of Seattle entered
into after the
effective date of the ordinance adding this subsection A shall include
or shall be deemed to include
a provision requiring a minimum of sixty
(60) days prior written notice whenever the periodic or monthly housing
costs
to be charged a tenant is to increase by ten (10) percent or more
over the periodic or monthly rental rate charged the
same tenant for
the same housing unit and same services for any period or month during
the preceding twelve (12) month
period.
B. No rental agreement entered into after the effective date of the
ordinance codified in this chapter that creates
or purports to create a
tenancy from month to month or from period to period on which rent is
payable, may:
1. Require occupancy for a minimum term of more than one (1) month or
period;
2. Impose penalties, whether designated as "additional rent" or fees,
if a tenant terminates the tenancy pursuant
to law and vacates before
expiration of any minimum term prohibited by subsection A of this
section;
3. Require forfeiture of all or any part of a deposit if the tenant
terminates the tenancy pursuant to law and vacates
before expiration of
any minimum term prohibited by subsection A of this section; provided,
that nothing in this chapter
shall prevent a landlord from retaining
all or a portion of a deposit as compensation for damage to the
premises as
provided by law and the rental agreement or, as provided by
law, for failure to perform other obligations imposed by the
rental
agreement.
