Tenant screening.
RCW 64.90.565
in effect(1) Except as otherwise prohibited by law, and subject to the limitations in subsection (2) of this section, a unit owners association may: (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 (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. (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.
(1) Except as otherwise prohibited by law, and subject to the limitations in subsection (2) of this section, a unit owners association may:
(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
(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.
(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.
Source: WA Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=64.90&full=trueFetched: 6/29/2026