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How to check a landlord near University of Washington (Seattle, WA)

Most leases near University of Washington get signed without anyone checking who owns the building. The record is public. This is how to read it in about ten minutes, using 3,514 licensed rental addresses in Seattle that LandLens has already matched to their records.

1. Find the owner of record

Seattle requires rental properties to be registered or licensed. LandLens carries 3,756 of those records for addresses near campus, each joined to the address it covers, so the property page shows the owner of record or the registered contact, and how many other properties that name holds.

Source: City of Seattle Open Data — Rental Property Registration RRIO (public domain).

The largest names on the registry near University of Washington right now: Maple Leaf Property Management , Maple Leaf Property Management (119), Real Property Associates , Real Property Associates (86), Avenue One Residential , Avenue One Residential (55), Lydia Cheng (48), Prolink Realty, LLC , Prolink Realty, LLC (33). See the full list →

2. Check inspections, violations, and court filings

It also carries 2,503 code violations matched to addresses near campus (by street and owner →). A single old filing means little. A pattern across an owner's buildings is the thing to ask about.

Source: City of Seattle SDCI — Code Complaints and Violations (public domain).

Where the records cluster near University of Washington

Streets with the most records on file right now: 15th Ave Ne (145 across 46 buildings), Roosevelt Way Ne (145 across 32 buildings), 12th Ave Ne (132 across 33 buildings), Brooklyn Ave Ne (128 across 33 buildings), 11th Ave Ne (91 across 29 buildings). A busy street is not a bad street; it is where to read the individual address pages more carefully.

Owners of record with the most records attached to their buildings: Real Property Associates , Real Property Associates (68 on 34 properties), Allied Residential , Allied Residential (38 on 4 properties), The Standard at Seattle, LLC , The Standard at Seattle, LLC (35 on 3 properties), Tripalink Seattle (31 on 7 properties), Maple Leaf Property Management , Maple Leaf Property Management (29 on 19 properties). Each owner page lists every address that name holds, so you can see whether a record is a one-off or a pattern.

Counts are records matched to addresses near campus as of today and change as the city and courts publish. Sources are named on every page.

3. Read what tenants said

Every review on LandLens comes from a tenant who verified a .edu email, one review per person per address, with no names shown. If the address has no reviews yet, that is normal; most don't. Ask the current tenants directly, and when you move out, leave the review the next person will need.

4. Ask before you sign

Get the answers in writing, in the lease or by email. If you already have the lease, LandLens will read it and list the red flags in plain English for $9.99; your campus legal office (below, where we have it) will do it for free, more slowly.

1. Who exactly is the landlord on the lease, and is it the same name as the owner of record?
2. When was the last city inspection, and can I see the report?
3. What is the total move-in cost: deposit, first and last month, fees?
4. Under what conditions is the deposit returned, and within how many days?
5. Who handles repairs, and what is the promised response time for heat, water, and locks?
6. Is every tenant jointly liable for the whole rent, or only their share?
7. Can I sublet over the summer, and what does that require?
8. What was the rent last year for this unit?

5. Red flags

• The name on the lease does not match the owner of record and nobody can explain why.
• Pressure to sign today, or a deposit requested before you have seen the unit in person.
• A lease that makes you responsible for repairs the law puts on the landlord.
• Several eviction filings or open violations across the owner's other buildings.
• No written answer to any of the questions above.

Local help near University of Washington

• UW Student Legal Services — 206-543-6486
• Tenants Union of Washington State — hotline 206-723-0500

Questions

How do I find out who owns a rental in Seattle?

Seattle publishes a rental registry (City of Seattle Open Data — Rental Property Registration RRIO (public domain)). LandLens joins it to each address, so searching the address on getlandlens.com shows the owner of record or registered contact. You can also search the registry directly on the city's open data portal.

Are there eviction or inspection records for rentals near University of Washington?

Yes. LandLens shows 2,503 code violations (City of Seattle SDCI — Code Complaints and Violations (public domain)) matched to the address they were filed for.

Is LandLens free?

Yes. Looking up an address, reading records, and reading reviews is free and needs no account. The only paid product is an optional full report on a single address.

Can a landlord pay to remove a review or a record?

No. Landlords cannot pay to be listed, promoted, or removed. Reviews come from tenants who verified a .edu email, one per address, and public records come from the city or county source named on the page.

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