Enter your address. We tell you exactly which license you need based on your zoning, explain it in plain English, and pre-fill the forms — so you submit the right thing the first time.
The diagnostic is free. Pre-filled forms are far cheaper than the $350+ a service charges — and you stay in control of your own filing.
The stakes
The rules hinge on zoning the city won't explain up front — and the penalty for getting it wrong lands on your rent, not just your to-do list.
It lapses quietly and silently blocks your license renewal — most landlords never see it coming.
A single complaint to L&I can put your license on hold while the city investigates.
Fall behind on city taxes and they won't renew your license until you're fully cleared.
The city says tracking your renewal is your job.
That's exactly what software is for. Let us do it for you →
How it works
We pull your property's zoning automatically, then ask a few plain questions — stay length, whether you'll live there, and how many units.
A plain-English answer on which license you qualify for by-right — or exactly what's blocking it and what the alternative is.
Every field filled from your answers, with a step-by-step filing guide. Submit it yourself through the city portal — no guesswork.
Why GetRentalLicense
Filing services charge hundreds and make you wait on their queue. We give you the same zoning-aware answer in minutes, hand you the completed forms, and let you file directly with the city. Your name, your account, your timeline.
Files on your behalf · days-long queue · upsells
Answer in minutes · pre-filled forms · you file directly
Pricing
Start with a free diagnostic. Pay once for your forms — then let monitoring make sure your license never quietly slips away.
Tell us your address. We'll tell you exactly which license you need.
No card required.
Everything to file correctly yourself — for a third of what a service charges.
Pay only when you're ready to file.
We watch the four things that quietly revoke licenses — so a lapse never catches you.
Cancel anytime. Less than a coffee a week.
Enter your address and get the honest, zoning-aware answer — then file it yourself, correctly, and let us keep it from lapsing.
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