8.46.040 Rental agreement that waives tenant's remedies prohibited - Exception.
A. No rental agreement, whether oral or written, may provide that the tenant waives or foregoes rights or remedies under this chapter, except as provided by subsection B below.
B. A landlord and tenant may agree, in writing, to waive specific requirements of this chapter if all of the following conditions have been met:
1. The agreement to waive specific provisions is in writing and identifies the specific provisions to be waived; and
2. The agreement may not appear in a standard form written lease or rental agreement; and
3. There is no substantial inequality in the bargaining position of the two (2) parties; and
4. The attorney for the tenant has approved in writing the agreement as complying with subsections (B)(1), (B)(2) and (B)(3) of this section. (Ord. M-4135 §5, 2015)