One rented house
It may look like any family home, but under the agency’s definition a rented house is not a single-family residence. An accredited inspector does the survey, and the size-based notice rules for other buildings apply.
Rental and Apartment Asbestos Abatement in Renton
Typical cost in Renton
- Survey of a small apartment or commercial building$1,500 – $4,000+
- Common areas or one section of a building, about 500 to 1,000 sq ft$5,000 – $15,000+
Renting out property in Renton changes how asbestos work is handled. The shortcuts written for people who live in their own single-family house do not reach landlords. We arrange abatement for owners and managers of rented houses, duplexes and apartment buildings.
In Renton, 46% of households rent and one housing unit in three is in a building of five or more. We cover Renton, Bryn Mawr-Skyway and East Renton Highlands.
By type of property
Duplexes and small buildings
Each unit has its own tenants, but amounts are counted for the whole structure against the agency’s yearly limits.
Apartment buildings
In an occupied building, the work area is sealed off from neighbors and waste goes out by a set route. The survey covers the whole building, so a kitchen floor in one unit and a bathroom wall in another each get sampled.
What changes for the owner
Compared with a house you live in, each step carries an extra duty.
Hiring
Only certified asbestos workers under a certified supervisor may do the removal. Look the contractor up on L&I’s certified contractor list before you sign.
Reporting
Past 48 square feet or 10 linear feet, L&I expects a project notice too. Notices to the local clean air agency are a separate filing.
Reports to contractors
Whoever owns or manages the building has to see that an inspection is done in good faith, and bidders should have the report in hand.
See also pre-demolition abatement and asbestos testing and surveys.
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