Tacoma can suspend or revoke a short-term rental registration after repeated verified violations under TMC 6B.130, treating chronic problem listings as nuisance properties subject to escalating penalties.
Under TMC 6B.130, the city tracks verified complaints against each registered short-term rental, including noise, occupancy, parking, life-safety, and tax issues. After multiple substantiated violations within a defined window, Tacoma may suspend the registration, deny renewal, or revoke the right to operate at the property. The process includes written notice and an opportunity to respond, but operators with a pattern of unresolved complaints face the strictest outcomes. Suspended properties remain on the no-list registry until reinstated.
Suspension, denial of renewal, or full revocation of the STR registration plus civil penalties under TMC 6B.130 nuisance and business license provisions.
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