SMC 22.210.040 Application of chapter.
This chapter shall apply to displacement caused by demolition, change
of use, substantial rehabilitation, or
removal of use restrictions
from any dwelling unit in The City of Seattle, with the exception of
displacements from
the following:
A. Any dwelling unit demolished or vacated because of damage caused
by an event beyond the owner's control,
including that caused by fire,
civil commotion, malicious mischief, vandalism, tenant waste, natural
disaster or other
destruction;
B. Any dwelling unit ordered vacated or demolished by the Director
pursuant to SMC Section 22.206.260,
because of damage within the
owner's control;
C. Any dwelling unit owned by the Seattle Housing Authority;
D. Any dwelling unit being converted from rental housing to a
condominium, which conversion is regulated pursuant
to SMC Chapter
22.903;
E. Any dwelling unit located inside the boundaries of a major
educational institution which is owned by the
institution and which is
occupied by students, faculty or staff of the institution;
F. Any dwelling unit located in a mobile home park, unless such unit
is rented by the occupant thereof from
the owner or operator of the
mobile home park;
G. Any dwelling unit for which relocation assistance is required to
be paid to the tenants pursuant to state,
federal or other law.
H. Any dwelling unit for which the Seattle School District is
providing relocation assistance according to a
plan that the Director
has approved as providing substantially equal or greater benefits to
dislocated tenants than
the benefits required pursuant to this
chapter.
I. Any dwelling unit operated as emergency or temporary shelter for
homeless persons (whether or not such persons
have assigned rooms or
beds, and regardless of duration of stay for any occupant) by a
nonprofit organization or public
agency owning, leasing, or managing
such dwelling unit.
(Ord. 117094 Section 1, 1994: Ord. 115141 Section 1(part), 1990.)
