Washington State - Service Animal Guidance

[Jason Robinett]

I have 3 units just outside of Seattle and while I haven't run into a scenario where a tenant required a service animal, I wanted to prepare myself. In my research I've found that I'm not allowed to charge a pet deposit for service animals and that it appears that as a landlord, I have limited/no ability to validate if the animal is truly a service animal vs. a companion. Has anyone else dove into this and been able to establish a reasonable policy that complies with the state law. Thank you.