Landlord Violates Rental Laws

Rented for 10 months, had awful experience.Summary below because of character limit -Increased rent from listed $2,400 to $3k. Claimed to do this because of # of people & impact on utilities (3 adults & 1 child) -Makes you sign House Rules on the spot (not in lease) -Complained many times about day-to-day living noises because she lives below -Expected us to pay for higher utility bills, even after increasing rent. She shared bills with us & we did the math. She still had a net profit of over $200/month based on the $600/month increase she imposed -We asked to extend lease by 4 months. Would only extend our lease if we met her new conditions, & most were illegal. Minimum extension of 7 months, increasing rent by $1k/month, retroactive rent at increased rate of $4k/month (expected $7k because we were on month 7 of lease), & paying for all future utilities. Her rent hike of $1k & demanding retroactive rent do not follow Seattle rental laws -Overcharges for security deposit & cleaning fee

Stay in Ballard

I stayed here for a few months, Margo was a great host! The place is clean and has everything you need. Nice backyard to eat/chill at and a few minutes walk to the Ballard HS track.

Excellent spot

Great place to stay. Lovely lady that runs it. Very easy going and responsive. I would stay here again.