Port Townsend, WA Rental Property Rules: Repairs & Habitability (2026)

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 and unfinished for more than 90 continuous days.

3. Any building, structure, dwelling, or improvement, or portion thereof, used for habitation that does not have functioning electricity, water, or sanitation services.

4. All vacant, unused, or unoccupied buildings, structures, dwellings, or improvements that are allowed to become or to remain open to entrance by unauthorized persons, wildlife, or the general public.

C. Accumulations of Garbage and Materials.

1. Any accumulation, stack, or pile of building or construction materials not associated with a current, in-progress project and not in a lawful storage structure or container.

2. Any accumulation of broken, discarded, inoperable, or neglected items or parts thereof, including, but not limited to, household furniture, furnishings, equipment, appliances, machinery, litter, salvage materials, or junk not in an approved enclosed structure, container, or waste receptacle.