Information for Tenants
What does a Notice of Intent to Sell mean for the tenants?
This notification allows for tenants to become aware of the potential sale of their building from the date the notice is posted.
To determine whether a unit rent is affordable to a household earning 80% of AMI please visit the Income and Rent Limits page.
How can tenants get help if they need to relocate?
The Tenant Relocation Assistance Ordinance within the Seattle Department of Construction & Inspections as a program that could help with the cost of relocation.
Do tenants need to begin relocating when a notice is posted?
If a Notice of Intent to Sell is posted in a building it does NOT terminate any of the current occupant's tenancy. Tenants who are on a fixed term lease with a future termination date, and tenants who are on a month-to-month lease (including verbal leases) have protections when a building containing 2+ rental units is advertised for sale.
- Tenants who are on month-to-month leases are protected under Seattle's Just Cause Ordinance
- Tenants on fixed term leases with a future termination date are protected until the termination date named in their lease.
Tenants can find more answers to their questions through the Renting in Seattle webpage.
Information for Affordable Housing Developers
The list of properties that have provided sale notification is available to affordable housing developers and community members interested in preservation opportunities. To receive the list, please subscribe to the Intent to Sell topic.
Tenant Protection Resources
- City of Seattle - (206) 615-0808
- Puget Sound Sage
- Washington Community Action Network
- Tenants Union of Washington State, Tenants Rights Hotline - (206) 772-6848 x106