HB 2934 - DIGEST

     Provides that a prospective tenant shall disclose his or her status as a registered sex offender who is classified as risk level III in any tenant application provided by a tenant screening service or a landlord.  Failure to comply with this requirement is a misdemeanor.

     Requires each county sheriff to notify in writing every person registering with him or her under RCW 9A.44.130 of the requirements of this act at the time the person registers with the county sheriff and shall obtain written acknowledgment of the notification.

     Provides that a landlord, upon obtaining information provided under RCW 4.24.550, including the county sheriff's published list or web site, or otherwise discovering that a prospective tenant or tenant is, in fact, a registered sex offender who is classified as risk level III, may refuse tenancy to the prospective tenant or immediately evict the tenant after serving the tenant with a written notice to vacate.