6.15.030 Scope.
A. Exemptions. The provisions of this chapter apply to all residential housing units, with the exception of:
1. Owner-occupied single-family residences without an accessory dwelling unit or carriage house;
2. Units unavailable for rent;
3. Housing accommodations in hotels, motels, inns or similar accommodations for transient guests; provided, that as allowed by state law, this chapter shall apply to any unit within such an accommodation that is occupied by a person that does not meet the definition of transient guest;
4. Housing accommodations in retirement or nursing homes;
5. Housing accommodations in any hospital, state-licensed medical care facility as defined by BMC 20.08.020, state-licensed facility providing service care as defined by BMC 20.08.020, convent, monastery or other facility occupied exclusively by members of a religious order;
6. Mobile homes or manufactured homes, both as defined in Chapter 59.20 RCW; and
7. Shelters and transitional housing.
B. Standards for Declaration of Compliance and Certificates of Inspection. The checklist for a declaration of compliance and for a certificate of inspection required under this chapter shall include only those standards appropriate for determining whether conditions exist in a rental unit that endanger or impair the health or safety of a tenant. Cosmetic conditions that do not affect structural systems, electrical systems, fire safety systems, sanitation components or weather resistive systems shall not be considered as part of any declaration of compliance or certificate of inspection required under this chapter. [Ord. 2015-03-005 § 1].