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Rental Property Rules in Port Townsend, WA (2026)

1 verified rental property rules for Port Townsend, Washington, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.

Verified from official government sources

Repairs & Habitability

Port Townsend treats a rental unit without working electricity, water, or sanitation, or a structurally unsafe building, as a declared public nuisance subject to city abatement.

Port Townsend Uninhabitable-Unit Nuisance Rule

Some Restrictions

PTMC 9.08.030(B)

B. Buildings, Structures, and Improvements. 1. Any building, structure, dwelling, or improvement, or portion thereof, that is decayed, dilapidated, unsafe, damaged, or in disrepair, to the extent that it poses a threat of collapse, structural failure, or falling. 2. Any partially constructed building, structure, dwelling, or improvement, or portion thereof that has been left unattended an...