Downtown
5th & Madison
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Seattle Condo Ownership
Seattle Condo Rental Rules
Rental policies can dramatically change the investment profile of a Seattle condominium. Some buildings allow every owner to rent, while others maintain rental caps, waiting lists, minimum lease terms, or restrictions on short-term stays.
Rental rules can change through association amendments, board action, or updated governing documents. Building-specific information should always be confirmed through current resale certificate and HOA documents before purchase.
131 of 131 buildings
Downtown / Pike Place
98 Union
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Capitol Hill
215 17th Ave E
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Queen Anne
500 Elliott
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Kirkland
520 Sixth Avenue
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Kirkland
733 Lakeside
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Capitol Hill
750 on the Hill
- Rental Cap
- Public sources conflict · verify current HOA documents
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Capitol Hill
1310 East Union
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown
1521
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Capitol Hill
1708 Melrose Ave
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
South Lake Union
2200 Westlake
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- 12 months (current rental evidence) · verify current HOA minimum
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Eastlake
2727 Franklin Ave E
- Rental Cap
- Public sources conflict · verify current HOA documents
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Belltown
Arbor Place Tower
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Meydenbauer
Astoria at Meydenbauer
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Austin A. Bell
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Downtown Bellevue
Avenue Bellevue
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Avenue One
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- 1 year · publicly reported
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Ballard
Ballard Place
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Banner Building
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Bay Vista
- Rental Cap
- Building rental cap in place · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Downtown Bellevue
Belle Arts
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Bellevue
Bellevue Pacific Tower
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Bellevue
Bellevue Towers
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Bellora
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Belltown Court
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Belltown
Belltown Lofts
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- 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
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Yarrow Bay / Lake Washington Boulevard
Breakers Condominium
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Kirkland
The Breakwater
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Kirkland / East of Market
Brezza
- Rental Cap
- Building rental cap in place · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Capitol Hill
Brix
- Rental Cap
- Building rental cap in place · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Ballard
Canal Station
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Concord
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown / Pike Place
Continental Place
- Rental Cap
- Building rental cap in place · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Denny Triangle
The Cosmopolitan
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Cristalla
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- 30 days · publicly reported
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
First Hill
The Decatur
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
First Hill
Elektra
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- 3 nights · publicly reported
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Belltown
The Ellington
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown
The Emerald
- Rental Cap
- 40% rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
South Lake Union
Enso
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- 6+ months · publicly reported
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Downtown
Escala
- Rental Cap
- Building rental cap in place · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Fifth Avenue Court
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
First Hill
First Hill Plaza
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Downtown
First Light
- Rental Cap
- 50% rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- 30 days · publicly reported
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Pioneer Square
The Florentine
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Green Lake
Florera
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown / Waterfront
Four Seasons Private Residences Seattle
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Gallery
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Grandview
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
First Hill
Graystone
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- 3 months · publicly reported
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Pioneer Square
Gridiron
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- 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
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Harbour Heights
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Ballard
Hjarta Condominiums
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Alki
Infinity Shore Club
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Insignia
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- 6 months · publicly reported
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Totem Lake
Jade Residences
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Lake Washington Boulevard
Kirkland Bay Shore
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- 6 months (current rental evidence) · verify current HOA minimum
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Kirkland
Kirkland Central
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
The Klee
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Chinatown-International District
KODA
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Kirkland
Lakeview of Kirkland
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Queen Anne
Le Parc
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Bellevue
Library Square
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
First Hill
Luma
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Uptown / Lower Queen Anne
Lumen Condominiums
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Queen Anne
Luxe
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Madison Valley
Madison Arbor
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Downtown
Madison Tower
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Bellevue
MARI Bellevue
- Rental Cap
- Building rental cap in place · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- 6 months (publicly reported, verify current HOA rules) · publicly reported
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Kirkland
Marina Heights
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Kirkland
The Mariner
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown / Pike Place
Market Court
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- 30 days (current rental evidence) · verify current HOA minimum
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Pike Place / Downtown
Market Place North
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
South Lake Union
Marselle
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown / Uptown
Matae
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
First Hill
The Meridian
- Rental Cap
- Building rental cap in place · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Downtown Bellevue
The Metropolitan
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown
Millennium Tower
- Rental Cap
- Building rental cap in place · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Bellevue
Mira Flats
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Montreux
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Belltown
Mosler Lofts
- Rental Cap
- Building rental cap in place · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown
Newmark Tower
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- 7 days (STR minimum) · publicly reported
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Denny Triangle
Nexus
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- 3 months (current rental evidence) · verify current HOA minimum
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Ballard
Noma
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown
Olive 8
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Carillon Point
One Carillon Point
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Bellevue
One Lincoln Tower
- Rental Cap
- Building rental cap in place · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Bellevue
One Main Street
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown / Pike Place
One Pacific Tower
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Bellevue
One88
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Capitol Hill
Onyx
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Bellevue
Palazzo
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
The Parc
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Downtown / First Hill
Parkview Plaza
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Capitol Hill
Pike Lofts
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Belltown
Pomeroy
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Downtown Kirkland
Portsmith
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Capitol Hill
Press Condos
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Queen Anne
Queen Anne High School
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- 1 year (current rental evidence) · verify current HOA minimum
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Royal Crest
- Rental Cap
- Rental cap and rental waitlist · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown
Seaboard
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Belltown
Seattle Heights
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Houghton / Lake Washington Boulevard
Shorehouse
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Kirkland
Shumway
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Site 17
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Kirkland
Soho
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Capitol Hill
Solis
- Rental Cap
- Building rental cap in place · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Denny Triangle
Spire
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Kirkland
Sunset East
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Queen Anne
Taylor Anne
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Pioneer Square / International District
Tobira
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Capitol Hill
Trace Lofts
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
Trio
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
South Lake Union
Veer Lofts
- Rental Cap
- Building rental cap in place · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Queen Anne
Victoria
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Ballard
Vik Condominiums
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Belltown
The Vine
- Rental Cap
- Building rental cap in place · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Not permitted as a short-term rental · publicly reported
Meydenbauer Bay
The Vue at Meydenbauer Bay
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Wallingford
Wallingford 45
- Rental Cap
- Public sources conflict · verify current HOA documents
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Houghton
Washington Shores
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Bellevue
Washington Square
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Kirkland
Waterford
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown
Waterfront Landing
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Permitted by building · publicly reported
Downtown / Waterfront
Waterfront Place
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown
Watermark Tower
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · observed practice
- Minimum Lease
- 12 months, board approval reported (current rental evidence) · verify current HOA minimum
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Downtown Kirkland / Lake Street
Waters Edge
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Kirkland
Waterview
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Yarrow Bay
Yarrow Bay Condos
- Rental Cap
- No building rental cap · publicly reported
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Yarrow Bay
Yarrow Cove
- Rental Cap
- Current HOA documents required
- Minimum Lease
- Current HOA documents required
- Short-Term
- Current HOA documents required
Understanding the Rules
Understanding Seattle Condo Rental Rules
"No rental cap" does not necessarily mean a condominium allows short-term rentals. Seattle condo associations may separately regulate the percentage of homes that may be leased, minimum lease duration, short-term rentals, furnished rentals, lease registration, tenant screening, move-in and move-out procedures, subleasing, corporate leasing, rental fees, and tenant use of amenities.
For example, one building may have no rental cap but require a one-year lease, while another may have no rental cap and permit 30-day rentals. A small change in the governing documents can materially change how useful a condominium is as an investment property.
Rental Cap
The association limits how many homes in the condominium may be rented at one time.
No Rental Cap
There is no association-wide percentage limit on rented homes. Minimum lease terms and other restrictions may still apply.
Minimum Lease
The shortest lease duration permitted by the condominium association, ranging from days to a full year depending on the building.
Short-Term Rental
Seattle generally treats stays of 29 consecutive nights or fewer as short-term rentals. City licensing requirements are separate from HOA permission.
Important
City approval does not override condominium rules.
A Seattle short-term rental license does not mean an HOA permits Airbnb or VRBO use. Building permission and City licensing are separate requirements that must both be satisfied.
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