Property Management Resources - Washington State Department of Commerce

• Commerce – Accessibility as it applies to HTF projects(PDF)
• US Access Board Guidelines & Standards (web)

• EPA – Air Quality Links
• EPA – Asthma Home Environment Checklist (PDF)
• HUD – About Allergies
• HUD – About Asthma
• NIBS Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ)

• State Building Code Council – CO Alarm Fact Sheet (PDF)
• State Building Code Council – CO Alarm Rules and Information

• Georgia Department of Community Affairs – Expected Useful Life Table (PDF)
• HTF – CNA Spreadsheet (Excel)
• Ohio HFA – Capital Needs Assessment and Expected Useful Life Table (PDF)
• Seattle Office of Housing – Sample CNA Spreadsheet(Excel)
• Old House Web – Life Expectancy

International Codes Council – International Codes

Department of Ecology – CFL Disposal (PDF)

• Fair Housing Partners of Washington State – Sample Policy: Service Animals (PDF)
• HUD – Equal Housing Opportunity Graphics for Printing
• HUD – 39 Steps to Fair Housing (PDF)
• HUD – Fair Housing & Occupancy Standards (PDF)
• HUD – Fair Housing & Religion (PDF)
• HUD – Federal Fair Housing
• HUD – LIHTC & Fair Housing
• HUD – People with Disabilities
• Washington State Fair Housing – Chapter 49.60 RCW

• City of Vancouver – Archive of Apartment Fire Safety News Flyers (available in 3 languages)
• Fire Prevention – Kitchen Tips (PDF)
• Fire Prevention – Range Hood Tips (PDF)
• Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue – Fire Safety Checklist – Site(PDF)
• Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue – Fire Safety Checklist – Unit(PDF)

DOE – Energy Efficient Homes
Enterprise Green Communities – Resident Involvement

• Department of Ecology – Toxic Free Tips
• HUD – Making Homes Healthier
• National Center for Healthy Housing – Website
• National Center for Healthy Housing – On-Line Training

• HUD – What is Hoarding (Word)
• Institute for Challenging Disorganization – Clutter/Hoarding Scale (PDF)
• King/Pierce County Hoarding Task Force

• HUD – HOME Guide for Rental Property Owners
• HOME Program Lease Addendum (Word)
• HOME Student Affidavit of Independence (Word)
• HOME Student Eligibility Checklist (Word)

Housing Search NW

Washington state’s Landlord Mitigation Law (RCW 43.31.605) became effective on June 7th of 2018 to provide landlords with an incentive and added security to work with tenants receiving rental assistance. The program offers up to $1,000 to the landlord in reimbursement for some potentially required move-in upgrades, up to fourteen days’ rent loss and up to $5,000 in qualifying damages caused by a tenant during tenancy. 

To learn more, visit Landlord Mitigation Program (wa.gov).

• Code of Federal Regulations 24 CFR 35.115 – Lead Based Paint Exemptions (PDF)
• EPA – Lead Handbook & Brochures
• EPA – Lead Links
• EPA – Lead Information
• HUD – About Lead Based Paint

• Sample – Maintenance Handbook (PDF)
• Sample 1 – Maintenance Schedule (Excel)
• Sample 2 – Maintenance Schedule (Excel)
• Sample 3 – Maintenance Schedule (Word)
• HUD – UPCS/REAC Standards (PDF)
• Old House Web – Building Component Life Expectancy
• Sample – Maintenance Plan (PDF)
• Sample-Resident-Maintenance-Handbook (PDF)
• Sample – Work Order (PDF)
• Seattle Office of Housing – Green Maintenance Manual

• Best Practices Tool Kit (Excel)
• HTF – Management Plan Checklist (Word)
• HTF – Handbook excerpt from Section 403.6 – Management Plan (PDF)
• HUD – HOME Guide for Rental Property Owners (PDF)
• State Attorney General – Landlord Tenant Act (PDF)
• Sample – Resident File Summary Sheet (PDF)
• Seattle Office of Housing – Preservation and Restructuring Guide (PDF)
• State Attorney General – Landlord Tenant Act (PDF)
• Washington State – Landlord Tenant Act – RCW 59.18(web)

• EPA – Mold and Moisture Handbook
• EPA – Wet Crawl Spaces and Basement Solutions
• HUD – About Mold and Moisture
• EPA – A Brief Guide to Mold, Moisture and Your Home
• NW Clean Air Agency – Mold info for Tenants and Landlords (PDF)
• NW Clean Air Agency – Mold info for Tenants and Landlords – Spanish Version (PDF)
• NW Clean Air Agency – Mold in your Home (Video)

• HUD – Integrated Pest Management
• National Center for Healthy Housing – Integrated Pest Management On-Line Training

EPA – Radon Links

• Basic Facts About Service Animals and Resources(PDF)
• Fair Housing Partners of Washington State – Sample Policy: Service Animals (PDF)

Affordable Housing Finance.com – 7 Early Warning Signs – Online Article

• Web-Based Annual Reporting System, Housing Finance Commission
• Web-Based Annual Reporting System

• List of Weatherization providers (Word)
• Location of Weatherization providers – GoogleMap