If requested by a tenant, a landlord must offer the tenant an alternative key that does not use biometric identifier information or a software application operated on a tenant's mobile phone or other similar electronic device. Examples of alternative keys include, but are not limited to:
(1) A key fob;
(2) A key card;
(3) A physical key;
(4) A method of entry that solely relies upon a keypad or similar device that utilizes the manual entering of a coded sequence of numbers, letters, or both; or
(5) Other form of physical access.
[ 2026 c 55 s 2.]
Notes:
Effective date—2026 c 55: See note following RCW 59.18.030.