{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-64.32.300","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 64.32.300","heading":"Tenant screening. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)","body":"(1) Except as otherwise prohibited by law, and subject to the limitations in subsection (2) of this section, an association of apartment owners may:\n(a) Require any apartment owner intending to lease the owner's apartment to use a tenant screening service or obtain background information, including criminal history, on a prospective tenant, at the owner's sole cost and expense, prior to the owner entering into a lease agreement with a prospective tenant; and\n(b) Require proof that the tenant screening requirement has been fulfilled or that the background information on a prospective tenant has been obtained by the owner intending to lease the owner's apartment.\n(2) An association may not require that a copy of the tenant screening report or any background information pertaining to a tenant be furnished to the association.","path":["Title 64","Chapter 64.32"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=64.32.300","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:41:22Z","sha256":"18bca20e02905340b4ce7f50934ed9eba19c5f7c0f62753d6123bf28c2afd402","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-64.32.280","next":"us-wa/rcw-64.32.310"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}