What else can landlords do for renters? Find them babysitters, recommend restaurants, schedule doctor appointments???? Do land lords have to be concierges now? Are renters so inept they can't register to vote by themselves anymore. Good lord, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. Why don't we make the city government responsible for that instead of land owners.

Lower the rents and pretty sure that would help ,if land owners and landlords where not so greedy in the first place there would be no issue. The federal means and poor laws states No American should pay more than35% of their income for housing , greedy and shady landlords have Americans paying 52% . That's flat out greed.

Both regulations are poorly designed: the inspection ordinance does not even specify what criteria are required! Burien already has an issue with gangs [MS-13 is rife in the Ambaum area] dealing with those tenants just became much harder with JCE. Police calls will be going up... All the direct costs imposed by regulations, taxes and fees get passed on to the consumer/renter in the form of a rent increase. Where is the compensation to the landlord for fill filling civic government work...? Net effect: higher rent.

Sounds great!!! Let’s give more rights to shitty renters and squatters! As if Burien isn’t bad enough already. Why don’t we just invite the druggies and homeless too. Smdh

I parrot Mr. Neighbors comment. Can a landlord evict if the tenant does NOT honor the the "installment" payments ? It is my understanding that courts will only evict for non payment of RENT under the new State Law. Other "non rent payments" must be brought to "small claims" court. Yeah Right. Meanwhile the tenant compounds the amount owing waiting for a court date and judgement which will most likely never be paid....but hey, no sweat off the tenant right ? This while the mortgage on the property still needs to be paid as well as utilities and insurance and real estate taxes. A lot of risk to the property owner. My prediction on all of these "improved" landlord tenant laws will be increased rents. Gonna have to, to cover the risks local and state laws impose.

My goodness how could anyone renter or landlord see an issue with this..... UNLESS your part of why this type of law is made in the first place. It's not a reasonable expectation that someone can uproot their whole life prepare/arrange to move, find another property and do all of this within the 30 day notice required to vacate. Especially when the renter has. Complied with the lease and paid on time..... and most often lately so the landlord can mo e in someone else and charge more for rent. Its heartless and the lack of regulation allowed landlords to have too much control over the lives of those they rent to. I think it was a kindergarten rule that you 'should treat others as you would like to be treated yourself' too bad that the court has to enforce that.

Seems political to me. The City council must have recently received new data showing the number of renter citizens in Burien is growing sharply. This ordinance is only meant to buy votes in the next election, not secure or strengthen the rights of landlord OR renters.

We are now going to have to pay water, sewage, and garbage.