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(Amending or Repealing Ordinances)
Amend KCC 5.14 - Rental Housing Safety
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE of the City Council of the
city of Kent, Washington, amending Chapter 5.14
of the Kent City Code entitled "Rental Housing
Safety" to simplify the STAR program, and to
clarify that the business license requirements and
fees set forth in Chapter 5.01 KCC apply to rental
properties.
RECITALS
A. On September 18, 2007, the city of Kent adopted Ordinance
No. 3860, which implemented the City's Rental Housing Safety Program
which is administered by the Kent Police Department. This ordinance is
codified at Ch. 5.14 KCC. The purpose of the program is to assist
landlords of rental properties of two units or more in reducing the
occurrence of criminal conduct on rental properties, and providing tenants
with safe rental housing options.
B. The program provides the opportunity for landlords to
voluntarily enter the City's STAR program, which requires compliance with
certain safe housing practices, such as background checks for managers
and lease addendums that allow the landlord to evict tenants for repeat
criminal conduct. Landlords who participate in the STAR program can
advertise that their property is STAR compliant, and they receive a waiver
of their annual business licensing fee. The chapter also increases licensing
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fees for landlords who take no action to curtail criminal conduct on the
rental properties or who allow for code violations such as nuisances to
occur on the property.
C. This ordinance will amend the Rental Housing Safety chapter
to specify that the general business license code and fees apply to
businesses such as rental properties of two units or more, and simplifies
the STAR program so that it is more efficient for the Police Department to
administer.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT,
WASHINGTON, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. - Amendment. Chapter 5.14 of the Kent City Code is
amended as follows:
Sec. 5.14.010 Findings. The council declares that the citizens of
the city of Kent have a right to safe rental housing and that the city should
assist rental property owners and managers in order to reduce the
occurrence of criminal conduct on rental properties. The council finds that
it is a reasonable exercise of its police powers to require rental property
owners to take reasonable steps to prevent the use of rental property for
criminal purposes, and that rental property owners should be penalized in
the event they take no action to discourage crime from reoccurring on
their rental properties. The council further finds that a program that
provides incentives to property owners who take proactive steps to prevent
criminal conduct on rental property will serve the public health, safety, and
welfare.
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Sec. 5.14.020 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the
context or subject matter clearly requires otherwise, the words or phrases
defined in this section shall have the indicated meanings.
A. Code enforcement officer shall have the same meaning as provided
in Ch. 1.04 KCC.
B. Criminal conduct shall mean any criminal act that is defined by the
city of Kent, the state of Washington, or the United States as a
misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, felony, or a crime, or is otherwise
punishable by a sentence in a correctional facility, jail, or prison, that
substantially affects the health and safety of the tenant or other tenants.
Gang or gang-related activity, as those terms are defined by RCW
59,18.030, shall also be considered criminal conduct. The term shall also
include drug-related activity, the seizure of illegal drugs, and the
requirement that a tenant register as a sex offender.
C. Dwelling unit shall mean a unit within rental property further defined
as:
1. A structure or that part of a structure which is used as a
home, residence, or sleeping place by one person or by two or more
persons maintaining a common household, including but not limited to
units of rental property, mobile homes as that term is defined in RCW
59.20.030, and manufactured homes as that term is defined in RCW
59.20.030;
2. A single unit providing complete independent living facilities
for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living,
sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation; or
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3. One (1) room, or rooms connected together, constituting a
separate, independent housekeeping establishment for owner occupancy,
or rental or lease on a weekly, monthly, or longer basis, and physically
separated from any other rooms or dwelling units which may be in the
same structure or on the same property, and containing independent
cooking and sleeping facilities.
D. Landlord shall mean the owner, lessor, or sublessor of the dwelling
unit or the property of which it is a part and any person designated as a
representative of the landlord; any person or business entity such as a
corporation, limited liability corporation, partnership, or agency that owns,
operates, or manages rental housing or rental property; and in addition
means any person designated by the landlord who has authority to sign a
lease or rental agreement.
E. Police officer shall mean any general authority, limited authority, or
specially commissioned Washington peace officer, or any federal peace
officer, as those terms are defined by Chapter 10.93 RCW, as now enacted
or hereafter amended.
F. The phrase reasonable steps to reduce the likelihood that criminal
conduct will reoccur on the property requires the landlord to report
criminal conduct that occurs on the property whenever the commission of
criminal conduct on the rental property is suspected, and further requires
the landlord to take other steps to prevent the recurrence of crime, which
may include, but are not limited to, one of the following;
1. The landlord and onsite managers of the rental property
attend and complete the city's landlord training program or an equivalent
training program approved by the city within ninety (90) days from the
date the notice pursuant to KCC 5.14.080(B) is issued; or
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2. The landlord pursues eviction to judgment of the tenant who
is the subject of a notice issued pursuant to KCC 5.14.080(B), and begins
the eviction process within thirty (30) days from the date such notice is
issued; or
3. In the event the landlord has not previously utilized a crime-
free housing addendum, the landlord utilizes a crime-free housing
addendum for the tenant who is the subject of a notice issued pursuant to
KCC 5.14.080(B) within sixty (60) days from the date the notice pursuant
to KCC 5.14.080(B) is issued; or
4. In the event the rental property, through its landlord, is not a
participant in the STAR program, the rental property participates in the
STAR program within ninety (90) days from the date the notice is issued
pursuant to KCC 5.14.080(B); or
5. The landlord requests the city's assistance pursuant to KCC
5.14.140.
G. Rental agreement or lease shall have the same meaning as the term
"rental agreement" defined in RCW 59.18.030, as now enacted or
hereafter amended or recodified.
H. Rental housing or rental property shall mean a rental housing facility
of two (2) or more dwelling units that are rented or intended to be rented,
are located on a single parcel or lot, and for which a postal address exists
or may exist for each individual unit, and the common areas and
appurtenances to the rental housing facility, provided, these terms shall
also include any mobile home park or manufactured housing community as
those terms are defined by RCW 59.20.030 as now enacted or hereafter
amended. The terms shall not include the following:
,
-21. A retail, commercial, or industrial rental;
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32. A properly registered and licensed nursing home; or
43. A properly registered and licensed assisted living facility.
I. STAR shall mean the safe tenants and rentals program as
established in KCC 5.14.110.
I Tenant shall have the same meaning as the term "tenant" set forth
in RCW 59.18.030 and 59.20.030, as those sections are now enacted or
hereafter amended or recodified.
K. Third party background check shall mean a check of a person's
criminal conviction records that is conducted by the Washington State
Patrol or another lawfully licensed agency or entity in the business of
conducting checks of a person's criminal conviction records, and which
produces for the requesting party a report of the person's criminal
conviction records. The third party background check shall report
convictions for state charges from any of the states in the United States
and convictions for federal offenses.
Sec. 5,14,025 Chanter 5.01 apRiucable - Conflicts. Ch. 5.01
KCC relating to business licensing_shall apply to rental housing and rental
property; provided, that in the event there is a conflict between this
chapter and Ch. 5.01 KCC, this chanter shall control.
Sec. 5.14.030 Business license required — Penalty.
A. License required. As a condition of operation, each and every rental
property within the city limits shall, in accordance with Ch. 5.01 KCC,
obtain and maintain a business license . The
issuance of a license shall be considered a privilege and not an absolute
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right of the landlord, and the possession of such license shall not entitle
the landlord to an automatic renewal of a business license.
B. Penalty for not obtaining license. In addition to the penalties se
forth in Ch. 5.01 KCC, Tthere shall be assessed a penalty of one hundred
dollars ($100) per day for each day that a rental property operates without
a valid and current business license for the first ten (10) days o
noncompliance with this section, and up to four hundred dollars ($400) per
day for each day in excess of ten (10) days of noncompliance with this
section.
Sec. 5.14.040 Business license period - ARRIecation anrenewal - Fee eandlMe -9 ell issue tee. A. Business Yee
Pere-The business licensing period shall run from January 1st through
December 31st of each year.
B. Fees _Any application for a license required by this chapter
shall be accompanied by a fee as established in Ch. 5.01 KCC and an
resolution li h in accordance with that chapter, well as any fee
required in accordance withset `e-" :- this __etien and KCC 5.14.060, i
applicable. Business licensing applications shall comply with the
requirements of KCC 5.01.090 and 5.01.110.
fees shall be due prier te the beginning ef the business lieense peFled.
busffiness after ganuaFy ist, the fee shall be due at the turne the eeFtifieate
fee shall be due on the date eeMtFuetien is eempleted, and shall be
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deNaFS ($100)
See• 5.14.059 .
applieetien form shall be submitted feF aig initial lieemse and feF any lieense
Sec. 5.14.060 Business license fee — Increase for code
violations.
A. Rental property shall be maintained in accordance with applicable
building codes pursuant to Ch. 14.01 KCC, and shall be free of nuisances,
graffiti, litter, rodents, weeds, and junk vehicles in conformance with Chs.
8.01, 8.04, 8.06, 8.07, and 8.08 KCC as now enacted or hereafter
amended. The rental property shall be maintained in accordance with all
other codes applicable to rental property.
B. If, at the time a landlord applies for a business license renewal, it is
determined that a notice of violation pursuant to Ch. 1.04 KCC was issued
relating to the condition of the rental property, and the notice of violation
was issued within the calendar year preceding the year for which the new
license is required, the rental property shall be assessed an additional
business license fee of one thousand dollars ($1,000), which shall be
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added to the fee required by Ch. 5.01 KCCS.�o; provided, this
additional fee shall not be assessed in the event that, prior to the date of
application for the business license, either a hearing examiner or a court
with jurisdiction has determined that the violation was not committed, or•
the City has determined that , amd preylded fuFtheF, that the additienal
shall not be fequiFed In the event tKe code violation was voluntarily
corrected
C. The additional fee established in subsection (B) of this section shall
also apply to the issuance of a new license if there is good cause to believe
that the landlord who owned the property transferred the property to a
new landlord in order to avoid the provisions of subsection (B) of this
section.
Sec. 5.14.070 Denial or revocation of business license -
Appeal.
A. Denial or revocation of license. A license issued under this chapter
may be denied or revoked for the following reasons:
1.
Any reason set forth in KCC 5.01.130.
2. The rental property is subject to an order of abatement for a
code violation pursuant to Ch. 1.04 KCC or violation of the Revised Code of
Washington, and such order of abatement was issued by the city's hearing
examiner or a court with jurisdiction.
B. Process - Appeal. The denial or revocation of a business license
required by this chapter shall comply with the business license revocation
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procedures set forth in Ch. 5.01 KCC. The denial or revocation of a
business license required by this chapter may be appealed in conformance
with the requirements of Ch. 5.01 KCC.
Sec. 5.14.080 Tenant violations — Criminal conduct on
property — Notification to property owner — Property owner
responsibilities — Civil infraction.
A. Landlord responsible. It shall be the responsibility of the landlord to
take precautionary measures to reduce the likelihood that the rental
property will be used for criminal conduct. In the event a landlord is
notified that criminal conduct has occurred on the property, the landlord
shall take reasonable steps to reduce the likelihood that criminal conduct
will reoccur on the property. Repeated criminal conduct committed by
tenants or guests shall result in a civil infraction chargeable to the
landlord.
B. Notice of criminal conduct. Upon the occurrence of criminal conduct
on the rental property, the police department may cause notice to be sent
P P Y� P P Y
to the landlord setting forth the date of the occurrence, the location of the
occurrence, the nature of the occurrence, and the name of the person who
engaged in the occurrence. Notice may be sent whenever the police
department has reasonable grounds to believe that criminal conduct has
occurred on the rental property. Notice shall be deemed properly delivered
when it is either served upon the landlord or a property manager of the
rental property, or is delivered by first class mail, postage prepaid, or by
certified mail, to the last known address of the landlord or business license
applicant as listed in the most recent business license application on file
with the city. The issuance of the notice set forth in this subsection shall be
a prerequisite to the issuance of a notice of infraction under subsection (C)
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of this section; provided, the issuance of the civil infraction under
subsection (C) of this section shall constitute the notice of the third
instance of criminal conduct.
C. Civil infraction. Three (3) instances of criminal conduct committed in
the same unit or anywhere on the rental property by the same tenant or
any guest of the tenant within any twelve (12) month period shall be
deemed a civil infraction chargeable to the landlord; provided, that when
the conduct is committed by guests of the tenant, the city need not
establish that the criminal conduct was committed by the same guest.
Each instance of criminal conduct committed in the same unit or anywhere
on the rental property by the same tenant or any guest of the tenant in
excess of three (3) instances of criminal conduct in a twelve (12) month
period shall be considered an additional infraction chargeable to the
landlord.
D. Penalties. The following penalties shall apply:
1. Three (3) instances of criminal conduct committed in the
same unit or anywhere on the rental property by the same tenant or any
guest of the tenant:
STAR Participant Level-A $259500:R8
$599
0
Non-STAR Participant $1,000
2. For every instance of criminal conduct committed in the same
unit or anywhere on the rental property by the same tenant or any guest
of the tenant in excess of three (3) instances of criminal conduct within the
same twelve (12) month period:
STAR Participant Level-A $5Wj Q00 86
' STAR Paintlempant Level B$756
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Non-STAR Participant $4.;2SG4-OQ 0A&
Sec. 5.14.090 Civil infractions — Kent municipal court.
A. Jurisdiction. Pursuant to Chapter 3.50 RCW, as now enacted o
hereafter amended or recodified, the Kent municipal court shall have
jurisdiction to hear violations of KCC 5.14.080.
B. Filing. A civil infraction may be filed when there are reasonable
grounds to believe that a violation of KCC 5.14.080 has occurred.
C. Rules of procedure. Except as set forth in this chapter and except as
other rules apply, the Infraction Rules for Courts of Limited Jurisdiction
(IRU) and all local rules and policies as promulgated by the Kent municipal
court shall govern infraction proceedings and appeals of infractions filed
pursuant to a violation of KCC 5.14.080.
D. Burden of proof. The city shall have the burden of establishing an
instance of criminal conduct by a preponderance of the evidence. The entry
of a certified order of judgment and sentence, or other certified court
document that establishes a conviction or the entry of a deferred
prosecution or sentence, or any certified document maintained by the
court that contains an entry of a finding of guilt, an admission to the
commission of the criminal conduct, and admission to the facts that would
establish the commission of the criminal conduct, or an acknowledgement
that there are sufficient facts to prove the instance of criminal conduct,
shall be sufficient proof of the occurrence of the criminal conduct;
provided, that an absence of such court document(s) shall not prohibit the
city from establishing that an instance of criminal conduct occurred. Police
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reports and other documentary evidence shall be admissible as evidence o
criminal conduct; provided, that such reports are certified pursuant to RCW
9A.72.085.
E. Costs and assessments. Any costs and assessments as required or
permitted by law shall be in addition to any fine or fees owing pursuant to
this chapter.
Sec. 5.14.100 Civil infractions - Reasonable steps to reduce
the likelihood that criminal conduct will reoccur on the property -
Defense. It shall be a defense to an infraction filed pursuant to KCC
5.14.080 that, subsequent to an act of criminal conduct, but prior to the
issuance of a civil infraction, the landlord took reasonable steps to reduce
the likelihood that criminal conduct will reoccur on the property; provided,
this defense shall be available on one occasion and shall not be available
for repeat violations of KCC 5.14.080.
Sec. 5.14.110 Safe tenants and rentals program -
Establishment - Purpose. The city hereby establishes the safe tenants
and rentals program, hereinafter "STAR." The purpose of STAR is to
encourage landlords to establish the foundation for the provision of safe
rental properties to tenants, to avoid the rental of units to those who
engage in criminal conduct, to improve the quality of available rental
housing in the city, and to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.
Sec. -5.14.120 Safe tenants and rentals program -
Requirements.
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A. The STAR program shall be voluntary, and fiethe issuance of a
business license shall not conditioned upon a rental property's status as
a STAR participant.
B. As a condition of participating in t7he STAR program, landlords shall
erequired
'i. STAR rC EtiG1 G in 'erdeF to-achcgeye STAR c zyeli G status,the paFtiewparit shall!
a1. -Utilize a crime-free housing addendum for the lease of each unit of
the rental property as set forth in KCC 5.14.150, which makes criminal
conduct on the property a material breach of a covenant of the lease or
rental agreement, and enforce the terms of the crime-free housing
addendum.
2b. As a condition of any rental agreement, reserve the right to
expel any person not specified on the rental agreement from the rental
property.
3-e. Perform a third party background check of any manager or
other onsite employee.
44. Perform a third party background check of any person who
will be employed by the property owner or landlord and who will work on
the premises, and provide details of the third party background check
procedures to the Kent police department.
lie. Perform a third party background check of any tenants, and
provide details of the third party background check procedures to the Kent
police department.
Cam. Maintain the property in accordance with applicable building
codes pursuant to Chapter 14.01 KCC, and free of nuisances, graffiti, litter,
rodents, weeds, and junk vehicles in conformance with Chapters 8.01,
8.04 8.06 8.07 and 8.08 KCC as now enacted or hereafter amended.
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7 re compliance with RCW 59.18.060 relatina to the
Residential r RCW 59.20.130relating to the
Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord Tenant Act. as those sections are now
enacted or hereafter amended or recodified.
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Sec. 5.14.130 Safe tenants and rentals program - Benefits.
STAR certified properties will be provided with the following benefits:
A. An annual certificate signifying the attainment of STAR
status .
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B. A plaque andjer ether sign(s) to display en the Fental prepeFty tha
displays the pFepeFtyls STAR status.
C-B. The authority of the rental property to utilize its STAR status in any
advertising.
-C9. All business license fees as required by this-a-Ch_apter 5.01 KCC shall
be waived.
c. 5.14.14 assistance o landlords.Se 0 City ass sta ce t
A. When criminal conduct occurs on rental property, or the occurrence
of criminal conduct on the rental property is suspected by the landlord, the
landlord may request the assistance of the city in taking steps to reduce
the likelihood that criminal conduct will reoccur on the property. The city
shall assist landlords when such a request is made, and such assistance
may include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Providing the landlord with disclosable information relating to
the criminal conduct which has occurred on the property.
2. Having a police officer communicate with the tenant
suspected of engaging in the criminal conduct regarding the ramifications
of continued criminal conduct.
3. Providing advice to the landlord regarding methods of
preventing the reoccurrence of criminal conduct.
4. Providing the landlord with resources available to assist the
landlord in pursuing eviction of the tenant.
B. -A request for the assistance of the city pursuant to this section shall
be considered a "reasonable step to reduce the likelihood that criminal
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conduct will reoccur on the property" under KCC 5.14.020(F)fs- ; provided,
the following shall apply:
1. The landlord shall cooperate with the city's assistance and
take reasonable measures to implement the suggested methods of the city
to reduce the reoccurrence of criminal conduct on the property.
2. A request for assistance shall in no way relieve the landlord of
the duty to comply with any section of this chapter.
Sec. 5.14.150 Rental agreement Crime-free housing
addendum. In order to obtain STAR level status, the landlord shall, as a
condition of any rental agreement, require the tenant to sign a crime-free
housing addendum, which shall make it a material term and covenant of
the lease or rental agreement that the tenant will not engage in criminal
conduct on the property. The crime-free housing addendum shall become a
material part of the rental agreement. In the event the crime-free housing
addendum is violated by the tenant, the landlord shall take all lawful action
to evict the tenant from the rental housing. The crime-free rental housing
addendum shall be in substantially the following form:
Crime-Free Housing Addendum
In consideration of the original execution or continuation of the lease or
rental agreement relating to the below signed Tenant's lease or rental of
the unit, the Tenant hereby agrees to the following material terms,
conditions, and covenants:
1. A Tenant, any member of the Tenant's household, or a guest or
other person affiliated with the Tenant shall not engage in criminal conduct
on the property, including any unit rented or leased or the common areas
of the property. Criminal conduct shall be defined as any act that is defined
by the city of Kent, the state of Washington, or the United States as a
misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, felony, or a crime. Gang or gang-
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related activity, as those terms are defined by RCW 59.18.030, shall also
be considered criminal conduct.
2. The Landlord or property owner, or his or her designee, shall have
the right and authority to bar or prohibit any person not specified on the
rental agreement from the property, including from the unit, for good
cause. Good cause shall include conduct that is, at the sole discretion of
the Landlord or his or her designee, criminal conduct, disruptive to tenants
of the property or neighboring properties, or destructive to the rental
property or neighboring properties.
3. When a person has been barred or prohibited from the property by
the Landlord or his or her designee, any attempt by the Tenant to license,
allow, invite, fail to exclude, or otherwise permit the person to enter any
portion of the property, including the unit rented by the Tenant or the
common areas of the property, shall be considered a material violation and
breach of the rental agreement or lease, and shall be grounds for
termination of the rental agreement or lease.
4. The Tenant shall comply with the terms and conditions of RCW
59.18.130 (residential tenants) or RCW 59.20.080 (manufactured/mobile
home tenants), which is incorporated herein by this reference.
5. The Tenant shall not park any inoperable vehicle on the rental
property and agrees that the Landlord or his or her designee shall have the
right to remove the inoperable vehicle from the property at the Tenant's
expense.
ANY VIOLATION OF THE ABOVE PROVISIONS SHALL BE A MATERIAL AND
IRREPARABLE VIOLATION OF THE RENTAL AGREEMENT OR LEASE AND
SHALL BE GOOD CAUSE FOR THE TERMINATION OF THE TENANT'S
RESIDENCY AND SHALL RESULT IN EVICTION; PROVIDED, IF EVICTION
WOULD, UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, BE APPROPRIATE AS A
RESULT OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT BEING COMMITTED ON THE PROPERTY,
THEN, THE TENANT MAY NOT BE EVICTED IF THE TENANT WAS A VICTIM
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OR DEPENDENT OF THE VICTIM OF THE CRIMINAL CONDUCT WHICH
OCCURRED ON THE RENTAL PROPERTY, AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT
THIS ADDENDUM SHALL NOT BE INTERPRETED OR APPLIED CONTRARY TO
THE RIGHTS PROVIDED IN RCW 59.18.580.
By signing below, Tenant agrees that this addendum is a reasonable
obligation or restriction pursuant to RCW 59.18.140, and that Tenant has a
duty to comply with its terms.
In case of conflict between the provisions of this addendum and any other
provisions of the rental agreement or lease, the provisions of this
addendum shall govern.
This addendum is hereby incorporated into the rental agreement or lease
executed or renewed either this day or on a prior occasion between the
Landlord and Tenant.
Landlord Tenant
Sec. 5.14.160 Other remedies not waived. The city may use
any means available at law or equity to enforce any provision of this
chapter, and may, in addition to any other available remedy, seek
injunctive relief, declaratory relief, execution of any judgment, or
abatement. The city may, at its discretion, refer any fines owing to a
collection agency for collection. Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted
to prohibit the city from enforcing any applicable regulation, ordinance or
statute applicable to rental property or landlords.
SECTION 2. - Corrections by City Clerk or Code Reviser. Upon
approval of the City Attorneyr the City Clerk and the code reviser are
authorized to make necessary corrections to this ordinance, including the
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correction of clerical errors; ordinance, section, or subsection numbering;
or references to other local, state or federal laws, codes, rules, or
regulations.
SECTION 3. - Severabflity. If any one or more section, subsection,
or sentence of this ordinance is held to be unconstitutional or invalid, that
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this
ordinance and that remaining portion shall maintain its full force and
effect.
SECTION 4. - Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force thirty (30) days from and after its passage and publication, as
provided by law.
SUZ C OKE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
AONALD F. 4,E�IgtYCL6RK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
TO BRUBAKER, CI ATTORNEY
I-h
PASSED: �' day of __ //r , 2013.
APPROVED: ay of P�r!/414:7 l , 2013.
PUBLISHED day of , 2013.
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I hereby certify that this is a true copy of Ordinance No. y0�0
passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, and approved
by the Mayor of the City of Kent as hereon i 'cated.
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` ONALD F O0 , CI CLERK
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