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DPD Client Assistance Memo#116—Establishing a New Accessory Dwelling Unit(ADU) page 3 What happens when a home with an How can you learn more about accessory dwelling unit is sold? establishing an accessory dwelling unit? The new purchaser of a home with a legally estab- Visit the DPD Applicant Services Center(ASC), locat- lished accessory dwelling unit must file a new no- ed on the 20th floor of Seattle Municipal Tower at 700 tarized Certificate of Owner Occupancy with DPD Fifth Ave., and sign in to speak with a staff member. within one year of transfer of ownership, if the new You may also speak with staff by phone by calling owner intends to continue maintaining an accessory (206)684-8850. unit,whether or not it is occupied by tenants. You must pay a fee to DPD for the purpose of recording ASC Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday this document with King County. If the new owner 7.30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. chooses to discontinue use of the accessory dwelling Tuesday, Thursday unit, s/he will have to remove features which make it a 10:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. separate unit. See CAM 606, 'Illegal Dwelling Units,' for more information. What if a unit is created without a permit? If DPD receives a complaint about an illegal accesso- ry dwelling unit, the department will inspect and can cite the owner with a Notice of Violation. An owner who does not comply with a Notice of Violation is sub- ject to a civil penalty of$75 per day after the date set for compliance. Owners of illegal units will be subject to an additional penalty of$1,000. This penalty shall be reduced to$100 if, prior to the compliance date stated on the notice, the owner removes the unit. Any owner who voluntarily applies to legalize a unit prior to issuance of a Notice of Violation shall be subject to a reduced penalty of$100. This penalty will be waived if the purchaser of a property with an existing unauthorized unit applies to legalize the unit within one year of becoming the owner of the property as re- flected in King County real estate records. Whenever there is a tenant in an illegal unit of which use must be discontinued in response to a Notice of Violation, the owner must pay the evicted tenant relocation as- sistance in the amount of$2,000 or two months rent, depending on the tenant's(s') income. -5510 Information ^L nk's°to bbtronid versions DPDkClient z ° Assistarice Memos(CAMs)tDirec`t6r,',S.Rules, and the'Seattle MuncipalCbde ar'e.available on-the'"Publicatiohs"acid°Codes"pages of our website at.vi►ww.seattle:gov/dpd. Paper copies of these documents,'as-well,as-additional regula- tions mentioned in-this CAM;,are=avail'able from our.'Public�'Resourd6rCenter;°located on the'20th 'floor',of Seattle MuriieipaIJoWer,'at 700;Fifth Ave. in downtown�Seattle;(206)'6:8'48467., LEGAL DISCLAIMER: This Client Assistance Memo(CAM)should not be used as a substitute for codes and regulations. The applicant is responsible for compliance with all code and rule requirements,whether or not described In this CAM.