16410 Maplewild Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98166

One-story, ranch with 3 bedrooms plus 4th bedroom or office with separate entrance / 2 baths (3/4 in Master bedroom) / kitchen with ceramic tile countertops & floors / Intimate Bavarian cottage feeling with wooden beamed ceilings / 2 brick fireplaces (one with wood stove insert & built-in bookcases; the other with potential for gas insert, if preferred)/ Beautiful original oak floors in living and dining areas as well as in master bedroom and one other / Laundry room with washer/dryer and easy access doors for small pets to fenced-in back yard / 1837 sq.ft. of actual living space PLUS two-car attached garage / Full attic with pull-down ladder for lots of easily accessible storage. Two or three pets allowed (with an increased security deposit). HOUSE IS IN THE 3-TREE POINT NEIGHBORHOOD; ACCESS TO THE BEACH ON PUGET SOUND IS ACROSS THE STREET AND ONLY A 4or 5-MINUTE WALK AWAY FROM THE FRONT DOOR. In fact, enjoy a choice of FIVE DISTINCT WALKS --right out the front door-- among the hills or on the beach! Take the dog along (or kayak or scuba gear). All walks feature BREATHTAKING VISTAS of mountains and water. Or, relax in your lovely wooden-fenced back yard garden or sit on the front porch (or in the living room) and enjoy a quite "peek-a-view" of Puget Sound & Olympic Mountains--while, perhaps, eating cherries from your very own trees in the front yard. 50% of the bi-monthly Water fee and 100% of the sewer fee ( $108/mo) are included in the rent. Tenants are responsible for 50% of water usage. Electricity, Garbage, Gas Internet and/or TV service are the responsibility of the tenant(s). Please note that the House does not have AC, but it does have lots of windows, and since it is at the bottom of a large hill and close to the water, it is cooler than you might expect. NOTE: The owner may be willing to install a Central AC system if the tenant is willing to add 1/3 of the system's cost (not to exceed $100) to their monthly rent. SUMMARY OF MAJOR LEASE TERMS: Lease terms include but are not limited to: 1. NOTE: the owner lives in Minneapolis; hence, present tenants (until their departure on 6/16) have agreed to show the house to serious and qualified applicants. Please follow these steps: A. Complete the on-line application B. Perhaps 2 or 3 days later remind the owner that you have completed the application. C. If you think you have met the minimum qualifications, go ahead and contact the current tenants to make an appointment to see the house on their schedule; for now that schedule is: 5/18, 5/22-26, and 5/30. (This procedure may change in June.) 2.a.If you have viewed the property and the entire lease and you have spoken with the owner on the phone and/or Zoom and have decided to move forward to rent the house, a non-refundable downpayment of $1000. will be required to hold a reservation on the property until the whole lease can be signed by both parties. Upon signing the lease this amount will be credited to the refundable security deposit. 2.b.Upon signing the lease, the first month's and last month's rent must be paid in full for the lease to be activated. 3. ALL PAYMENTS OF ANY KIND MUST BE PAID DIRECTLY TO OWNER VIA ZELLE. 4. The lease will include a prohibition against smoking or vaping in the house as well as conducting any kind of illegal business activity. 5. A nonrefundable cleaning deposit of 200. is required upon moving into the property. 6. These refundable security/damage deposit(s)are required: $500 per dog over 40 lbs, $ 300 per dog under 40 lbs, and $50 per cat. 7. In regard to cats and dogs, the lease will include a limit of three such pets unless tenant is willing to simply make the above charges nonrefundable. 8. The lease will require that the tenant assume responsibility for the first $400 of the cost to complete personally desired improvements and/or minor or ordinary repairs. Costs in excess of this amount will require owner's prior permission. For instance, if you want to paint the wall in your bedroom, go for it at your own expense. But if doing so cost more than $400., you need permission before proceeding. The same principle applies to calling a plumber if a drain backs up. 9. 50% of by monthly Water fee and 100% of the Sewer fee (currently $108/mo) are included in the rent. The balance must be paid by tenant upon receipt of a copy of the bi-monthly water bill. Electricity, Garbage, Gas, Internet, TV are also the responsibility of the tenant(s). 10. Tenant is responsible for lawn maintenance. 11. Tenants are responsible for maintaining their own renter's home insurance--sufficient for their own life and health and their own property. 12. Tenant screening procedure may require letter(s)of reference for up to two recent rental contracts that have been completed or evidence of recent sell of privately owned residential property and/or other evidence of gainful employment or retirement or personal reliability--such as a "Reusable Tenant Screening Report". 13. Note: Between mid-June, if not earlier, and mid-July if not later, there will be some interior repair work taking place as well as a new roof being installed. This does not mean, however, that a new tenant(s) must necessarily wait until all such work is complete to move in. It does mean that they might have to endure the noise and traffic for several days or more should they want to move in before the work is completed. 14. Owner may be contacted by using the information provided in a section below. 15. Owner's screening criteria is three-fold: 1) determining probability of financial ability to meet responsibilities of the lease and 2) determining probability of caring for the property in such a fashion as to reduce the need for the owner to be too personally involved--i.e.ability and willingness to complete some home repairs themselves or to find other persons to do so. Owner remains responsible for all costs over $400. when he has approved any project in advance. 16.a. Note that a 2-year lease is preferable to the owner rather than a 1 or 1.5 year lease. If you are open to a 2-year lease, please say so in your application. 16.b. Note that credit scores of 700 or higher of all signatories to the lease is preferable to the owner.