bill_id=201920200AB1482The section regarding rent control is under section 1947.12 paragraph (d): (the exceptions)(d) This section shall not apply to the following residential real properties:(1) Housing restricted by deed, regulatory restriction contained in an agreement with a government agency, or other recorded document as affordable housing for persons and families of very low, low, or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code, or subject to an agreement that provides housing subsidies for affordable housing for persons and families of very low, low, or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code or comparable federal statutes.(2) Dormitories constructed and maintained in connection with any higher education institution within the state for use and occupancy by students in attendance at the institution.(3) Housing subject to rent or price control through a public entity’s valid exercise of its police power consistent with Chapter 2.7 (commencing with Section 1954.50) that restricts annual increases in the rental rate to an amount less than that provided in subdivision (a).(4) Housing that has been issued a certificate of occupancy within the previous 15 years.(5) Residential real property that is alienable separate from the title to any other dwelling unit, provided that both of the following apply:(A) The owner is not any of the following:(i) A real estate investment trust, as defined in Section 856 of the Internal Revenue Code.

I am trying to take advantage of the hot market by selling this year, so I really don't want to just set back and wait this out.Thanks, All! 

You might say "lesson learned" for the owner of that property, but if it happened on my SFH in California it would be a giant set-back if not the end. 

Building height restrictions, setback requirements, zoning regulations, parking requirements, impact studies for everything, crazy permit fees, long approval processes, etc.

But the house is set back behind two houses.

-outdoor grade carpet (if you have a flood, you just take it out, clean, hose it off, dry, set back)-bamboo (you want tough; you want to control humidity, you want low/no levels of formaldehyde etc etc, you want good installers and product on the market for at least 3 years)-bricks/pavers-plywood (4x4' or 2'x2' or planks) @Michaela G. / @MichaelaATL-tongue-and-groove OSB refinished as squares/planks ("looks like cork") @Cristian Morentcy-luck: you lift the shaggy-get-a-mower carpet and there's old growth wood under it :-PP.S. sorry, my google fu is low today so not links

All sources of income must be included as a part of the tenant’s total income except in situations where the rental housing unit is subject to income and/or rent restrictions in a housing regulatory agreement or subsidy agreement and income is determined pursuant to the agreement.So 3x the rent as a screening tool per the prior poster from Portland is not applicable in Seattle.

.#1 has more people, more kids and more jobs to just qualify...... one set back and they fall apart and you end up evicting them....way too unstable......

No guarantee the tenant is experiencing a "temporary" set back.

By acting only as a middleman they have been able to avoid millions and possibly billions of dollars of regulatory red tape.