Licensing

August Credentialing Freeze: All health professional and facility licensing systems will be unavailable from 5 p.m. Friday, August 22, until the morning of Tuesday, August 26, 2025. If your license expires during this time, please renew early to avoid delays.

Who needs to be licensed?

You must have a current transient accommodations license before operating or advertising a transient accommodation. If you offer three or more lodging units to guests for periods of less than 30 days, you need to be licensed.

Transient accommodations include, but are not limited to:

Hotels
Motels
Bed and breakfasts
Resorts
Rustic resorts
Inns
Condominiums
Apartments
Crisis shelters
Hostels
Retreats

Learn More

How to Get Licensed

Annual License Renewal

Transfer of Ownership

License Fees

Laws and Regulations - Resource Book for Chapter 246-360 WAC (PDF)

Why be licensed?

It's the law. RCW 70.62 requires that any and all transient accommodations offering three or more lodging units for less than 30 days be licensed by the Department of Health.