Seattle Condo Investing

Seattle Condos With No Rental Cap

A condominium without a rental cap can provide significantly more flexibility for owners and investors, but "no rental cap" does not mean "no rental restrictions." Many Seattle buildings without rental caps still regulate minimum lease terms, tenant registration, move-ins, subleasing, or short-term rentals.

No Rental Cap

No percentage limit on rented homes.

Any owner may rent their home, subject to the building's other rental rules.

Not the Same As

Short-Term Rentals Allowed

Minimum lease terms and STR rules are separate from the rental cap, and can be equally restrictive.

Directory

No-Cap Building Directory

All Seattle condominium buildings with no publicly reported rental cap.

66 buildings

  • Downtown

    5th & Madison

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Downtown / Pike Place

    98 Union

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • Queen Anne

    500 Elliott

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Capitol Hill

    1310 East Union

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Downtown

    1521

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • Capitol Hill

    1708 Melrose Ave

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Permitted by building · publicly reported
  • South Lake Union

    2200 Westlake

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    12 months (current rental evidence) · verify current HOA minimum
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown

    Austin A. Bell

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Permitted by building · publicly reported
  • Belltown

    Avenue One

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    1 year · publicly reported
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • Ballard

    Ballard Place

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown

    Bellora

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown

    Belltown Court

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Permitted by building · publicly reported
  • Belltown

    Belltown Lofts

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    6 months (prior MLS documentation, verify current HOA rules) · verify current HOA minimum
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • Capitol Hill

    Braeburn

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Permitted by building · publicly reported
  • Belltown

    Concord

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Denny Triangle

    The Cosmopolitan

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown

    Cristalla

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    30 days · publicly reported
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • First Hill

    The Decatur

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • First Hill

    Elektra

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    3 nights · publicly reported
    Short-Term
    Permitted by building · publicly reported
  • Belltown

    The Ellington

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • South Lake Union

    Enso

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    6+ months · publicly reported
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • First Hill

    First Hill Plaza

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • Green Lake

    Florera

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown

    Gallery

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    30 days
    Short-Term
    Not permitted: daily and weekly rentals are prohibited
  • First Hill

    Graystone

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    3 months · publicly reported
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Pioneer Square

    Gridiron

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    30 days within any 60-day period · publicly reported
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • Downtown Kirkland / Lake Street

    Harbor Lights

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Alki

    Infinity Shore Club

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown

    Insignia

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    6 months
    Short-Term
    Not permitted: daily and weekly rentals are prohibited
  • Totem Lake

    Jade Residences

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • Lake Washington Boulevard

    Kirkland Bay Shore

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    6 months (current rental evidence) · verify current HOA minimum
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Downtown Kirkland

    Kirkland Central

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown

    The Klee

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Chinatown-International District

    KODA

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • First Hill

    Luma

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Queen Anne

    Luxe

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Downtown

    Madison Tower

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown / Pike Place

    Market Court

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    30 days (current rental evidence) · verify current HOA minimum
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Pike Place / Downtown

    Market Place North

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • South Lake Union

    Marselle

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown / Uptown

    Matae

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Downtown Bellevue

    Mira Flats

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown

    Montreux

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Permitted by building · publicly reported
  • Downtown

    Newmark Tower

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    7 days (STR minimum) · publicly reported
    Short-Term
    Permitted by building · publicly reported
  • Denny Triangle

    Nexus

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    3 months (current rental evidence) · verify current HOA minimum
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • Ballard

    Noma

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Downtown

    Olive 8

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown / Pike Place

    One Pacific Tower

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Capitol Hill

    Onyx

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown

    The Parc

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • Capitol Hill

    Pike Lofts

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Permitted by building · publicly reported
  • Belltown

    Pomeroy

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • Downtown Kirkland

    Portsmith

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • Capitol Hill

    Press Condos

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • Queen Anne

    Queen Anne High School

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    1 year (current rental evidence) · verify current HOA minimum
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown

    Seattle Heights

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Houghton / Lake Washington Boulevard

    Shorehouse

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown

    Site 17

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Denny Triangle

    Spire

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Queen Anne

    Taylor Anne

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
  • Pioneer Square / International District

    Tobira

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Capitol Hill

    Trace Lofts

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Belltown

    Trio

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Downtown

    Waterfront Landing

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Permitted by building · publicly reported
  • Downtown

    Watermark Tower

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    12 months, board approval reported (current rental evidence) · verify current HOA minimum
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required
  • Yarrow Bay

    Yarrow Bay Condos

    No Cap

    Minimum Lease
    Current HOA documents required
    Short-Term
    Current HOA documents required

Investment Profiles

Same Label. Very Different Flexibility.

All of these buildings carry a "no rental cap" status, yet they offer dramatically different investment profiles depending on minimum lease terms and STR policy. The buildings shown are drawn from the canonical no-cap set above.

  • Belltown

    Insignia

    No building rental cap

    6 months

    Not permitted: daily and weekly rentals are prohibited

  • Belltown

    Cristalla

    No building rental cap · publicly reported

    30 days · publicly reported

    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported

  • Belltown

    The Parc

    No building rental cap · publicly reported

    Current HOA documents required

    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported

  • First Hill

    Graystone

    No building rental cap · publicly reported

    3 months · publicly reported

    Current HOA documents required

  • South Lake Union

    Enso

    No building rental cap · publicly reported

    6+ months · publicly reported

    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported

  • No building rental cap · publicly reported

    6 months (prior MLS documentation, verify current HOA rules) · verify current HOA minimum

    Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported

  • First Hill

    Elektra

    No building rental cap · publicly reported

    3 nights · publicly reported

    Permitted by building · publicly reported

  • No building rental cap · publicly reported

    7 days (STR minimum) · publicly reported

    Permitted by building · publicly reported

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