The county's bed-and-breakfast code sets no specific liability-insurance requirement for STRs. It instead requires compliance with fire, health and building codes, and at three or more guest rooms compliance with state transient-accommodation regulations under the Washington Department of Health.
SCC 30.28.020 does not name a minimum liability-insurance amount. Instead, SCC 30.28.020(3)(h) requires the applicant to comply with all applicable county codes for fire, health and building requirements and food-service and on-site sewage rules; SCC 30.28.020(3)(i) requires meeting state regulations pertaining to transient accommodation if three or more guest rooms are proposed (Washington transient-accommodation licensing under the Department of Health). Hosts should still carry appropriate liability and short-term-rental insurance as a business matter, and marketplace platforms may provide limited host protection, but that is not a county-imposed mandate.
Non-compliance with the fire, health, building or state transient-accommodation requirements can block issuance or renewal of the certificate of occupancy and trigger code enforcement.
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