4502 42ND AVE SW
SEATTLE, WA 98116
Oregon 42 Apartments
Location
Complaints & violations by year
Status
How this compares
Open / total issues
4 / 22
18.2% open
Avg age of open issues
1.4 years
below city average (2.1 years)
Issues per unit
0.17
below city average (1.88)
Code complaints & violations (22)
Complaint: LandLord/Tenant
Opened January 16, 2026
Tenant is concerned about mold growing on the exterior of building, possibly in the walls of his unit as well. Would like to know his rental rights.
Status: Under Investigation
View source recordComplaint: LandLord/Tenant
Opened September 17, 2025
Tenant is disable in a unit that's not handicap accessible. Tenant requested shower bar to be installed. DSHS approved to do the work. Mgmt. will not sign off on it. What are rights as no ADA units are available.
Status: Under Investigation
View source recordComplaint: LandLord/Tenant
Opened August 29, 2025
Asked landlord to install shower handlebar because tenant is ADA. Property management has yet to do so. Tenant is wondering his rights.
Status: Under Investigation
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Opened October 30, 2023
Apparently, my apartment building is telling the tenants that in order to be compliant with City of Seattle Trash and recycling, they had to hire a third party vendor for help (The refuse to hire a second maintenance worker), and are passing on that cost to the tenants by way of our utility bill. I do believe that practice is illegal, but I am not an attorney. The approximate additional cost to our utilities is about $25 per unit. We have about 100 apartments in the building.
Status: Under Investigation
View source recordComplaint: LandLord/Tenant
Opened January 19, 2026
Possible/probable mold or fungus coming through our vents for months now. Both occupants having health issues. Many complaints made by us (on maintanence request site, verbally, and over email to landlord). Only response has been handy man in apartment coming once or twice to look at vents. No actual professionals coming. They did have cleaners wash off a large black spot on the outside of our unit adjacent to our window/vent. The smell continued after the cleaning. The smell is extremely stron
Status: Completed
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