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Citywide records56,258
Unassigned668
District 17,527NOV 1,621District 28,873NOV 1,976District 311,092NOV 1,707District 46,676NOV 1,232District 57,232NOV 1,346District 66,295NOV 1,064District 77,895NOV 946
Total records56,258landlord-tenant, 2003–2025
Complaints40,54072% of records
Notices of violation9,96124.6 per 100 complaints
No inspection date64.2%36,106 of 56,258 records
Closed, no result61.6%31,236 of 50,721 closed cases

Record volume, by year opened

01,7013,4025,1036,8042003: 13720032004: 1,1692005: 1,0872006: 1,3022007: 1,30420072008: 9842009: 9622010: 9142011: 93120112012: 1,0882013: 1,2462014: 1,3052015: 1,33020152016: 1,3562017: 1,8712018: 3,4612019: 3,74320192020: 3,9122021: 4,7052022: 5,8992023: 5,66420232024: 5,7022025: 6,1862025
Records per year opened. The last year (2025) is a full year of records through Dec 31, 2025.

Inspection result on file, by year opened

0%25%50%75%100%20032007201120152019202320252003: 64%2004: 67%2005: 68%2006: 75%2007: 74%2008: 81%2009: 83%2010: 84%2011: 89%2012: 87%2013: 90%2014: 83%2015: 79%2016: 79%2017: 67%2018: 23%2019: 21%2020: 21%2021: 26%2022: 15%2023: 13%2024: 15%2025: 12%
Citywide
Share of that year's records that display an inspection result. Recent records may not yet have had an inspection.

Record status mix

COMPLETED: 39,809CLOSED: 10,912UNDER INVESTIGATION: 3,749INITIATED: 507NOV ISSUED: 467Other statuses: 81456,258records
Completed39,809
Closed10,912
Under Investigation3,749
Initiated507
Nov Issued467
Other Statuses814
District comparison

Seven districts, side by side.

DistrictRecordsComplaintsNotices of violationNotices per 100 complaintsNo inspection dateClosed, no resultOpen
District 17,5275,1361,62131.660.8%58.2%Dashboard · Dossier
District 28,8736,1281,97632.257.2%54.3%Dashboard · Dossier
District 311,0928,3091,70720.566.4%64.1%Dashboard · Dossier
District 46,6764,6591,23226.462.1%59.0%Dashboard · Dossier
District 57,2325,1411,34626.263.2%60.8%Dashboard · Dossier
District 66,2954,2031,06425.366.4%64.4%Dashboard · Dossier
District 77,8956,41994614.771.0%68.4%Dashboard · Dossier
Not assigned6685456912.787.6%86.1%

Most-complained-about addresses, citywide

AddressRecordsComplaintsNoticesClosed, no resultYears
3621 33rd Ave S1531401368%2007–2025
308 4th Ave S1491291764%2004–2025
800 Seneca St129122780%2016–2025
1102 8th Ave10798963%2003–2025
9061 Seward Park Ave S103871256%2005–2025
201 Yesler Way8781671%2011–2025
1727 Summit Ave82612141%2007–2025
12740 30th Ave Ne7673382%2009–2025
1621 17th Ave72720100%2022–2025
430 12th Ave E72442834%2004–2024
14100 Linden Ave N71601166%2010–2025
3642 33rd Ave S70591148%2007–2025

Record types

Blank record type33,897 · 60.3%
Landlord/Tenant17,413 · 31.0%
Emergency , Landlord/Tenant2,776 · 4.9%
Emergency2,036 · 3.6%
Land Uselandlord/Tenant ,83 · 0.1%
The enforcement chain, citywide

What the record shows at each step.

1. Complaint
40,540complaints among 56,258 records
2. Inspection
64.2%of records display no inspection date (36,106)
3. Finding
Read per propertyCity findings documents are read address by address in case studies
4. Enforcement
9,961notices of violation, 24.6 per 100 complaints
5. Correction deadline
Not in this filecompliance-due dates are captured per notice in property runs
6. Follow-up
3,749records still read "Under Investigation"
7. Verified compliance
Not a public fieldthe public export has no verification field
8. Closure
61.6%of 50,721 closed or completed cases show no inspection result

Evidence & recent records

RecordAddressTypeStatusOpenedLast inspection
016142-25CP1108 9th Ave WComplaintCompleted2025-12-30not shown
016161-25CP120 Lakeside AveComplaintInitiated2025-12-30not shown
016156-25CP1400 Boren AveComplaintCompleted2025-12-30not shown
016113-25CP1700 21st Ave SComplaintInitiated2025-12-30not shown
016154-25CP1701 12th Ave SComplaintUnder Investigation2025-12-30not shown
016150-25CP1701 12th Ave SComplaintUnder Investigation2025-12-30not shown
016114-25CP1809 15th AveComplaintInitiated2025-12-30not shown
016130-25CP2114 E Fir StComplaintInitiated2025-12-30not shown

Recent notices of violation

RecordAddressTypeStatusOpenedLast inspection
1062247-VI NOV3855 Beach Dr SwNotice Of ViolationUnder Investigation2025-12-242025-10-21
1062253-VI NOV415 10th AveNotice Of ViolationNOV Issued2025-12-242025-12-23
1062254-VI NOV4420 36th Ave SNotice Of ViolationNOV Issued2025-12-242025-12-23
1062257-VI NOV503 E Thomas StNotice Of ViolationCompleted2025-12-242025-12-26
1062255-VI NOV7910 Rainier Ave SNotice Of ViolationInitiated2025-12-24not shown
1062246-VI NOV1420 E Howell StNotice Of ViolationNOV Issued2025-12-232025-12-17
1062243-VI NOV1814 E Denny WayNotice Of ViolationUnder Investigation2025-12-232025-12-10
1062228-VI NOV2426 S Morgan StNotice Of ViolationInitiated2025-12-18not shown
Open the timeline

How Seattle built the system, and what the record shows since.

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2012

RRIO created

CB 117569 became Ordinance 124011, creating Seattle's rental registration and inspection program.

Working timeline from STLCA's source review
2016

Tenant protections and monitoring

CB 118678 became Ordinance 125054, which directs the SDCI Director to report annually to Council on rent increases at units with outstanding code violations. Committee discussion of recurring rental-market monitoring followed on Sept 21, 2016.

Ordinance text on file; committee record
2017

Renters' Commission created

CB 118921 became Ordinance 125280, creating an advisory Renters' Commission. The same year CB 118974 became Ordinance 125343, rewriting RRIO reporting metrics. The first annual report under Ordinance 125054 came due June 15, 2017.

Working timeline from STLCA's source review
2018

Studies and workplans

A University of Washington and City Auditor rental housing study (July 24, 2018); the Commission's 2018 work plan; the Renting in Seattle materials (Sept 11, 2018).

Working timeline from STLCA's source review
2023

Enforcement concerns raised

Commission minutes record renters raising enforcement concerns. Nine 2023 SDCI findings documents for one apartment complex show six administrative closures.

Commission minutes; SDCI findings documents
Mar 2025

SDCI states the annual report was never prepared

In writing: "we've never prepared such a report."

SDCI email, Mar 7, 2025
Aug 2026

Council passes CB 121254

The rental junk-fee bill requires landlords to keep compliance records for three years and presumes a violation, rebuttable by clear and convincing evidence, where records are missing. Effective July 1, 2027.

Bill text, SMC 7.24.045 (CB 121254, version 3)
Entries marked "working timeline" come from STLCA's historical source review and are cited in each investigation before publication.
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