Kennewick has not adopted a Rental Registration and Inspection Ordinance like Seattle's RRIO. Landlords still need a Washington UBI business license through the Department of Revenue and a Kennewick business license under KMC Title 5, but no separate per-unit rental registration is required.
Unlike Seattle (SMC 22.214 — RRIO), Kennewick has not enacted a stand-alone residential rental registration program. RCW 59.18.125 authorizes Washington cities to create local rental inspection programs, and a handful have, but Kennewick has not. Owners of rental property in Kennewick must still hold a Washington Business License (UBI) issued by the Department of Revenue Business Licensing Service under RCW 19.02, and a city business license endorsement under KMC Title 5 (Business Licenses and Regulations). State law requires every Washington landlord to disclose the name and address of the owner or designated agent for service to tenants under RCW 59.18.060. Mandatory smoke alarms (RCW 43.44.110) and carbon monoxide alarms (RCW 19.27.530) apply in every rental, and pre-1978 units must comply with federal lead-paint disclosure under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 4852d. Habitability obligations are imposed directly on the landlord by RCW 59.18.060, enforceable by the tenant.
Operating a Kennewick rental without a state UBI or city business license endorsement violates RCW 19.02 and KMC Title 5, with administrative citations and possible license refusal. Missing smoke or CO alarms violate RCW 43.44.110 and RCW 19.27.530; habitability failures are enforceable in unlawful detainer or by direct tenant action under RCW 59.18.115.
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