{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-64.34.397","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 64.34.397","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, a unit owners' association may:\n(a) Require any unit owner intending to lease the owner's unit 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 unit.\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 64.34"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=64.34.397","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T01:39:32Z","sha256":"5f0ad3457f20c83d29409f7e8cad14120458768348ad79b0267a5e801c8d6275","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-64.34.396","next":"us-wa/rcw-64.34.398"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}