Typical cost in Lakewood
Lakewood Asbestos Removal handles asbestos abatement in rented houses, duplexes and apartment buildings in Lakewood, Washington for landlords, property managers and owners’ associations. PSCAA’s definition of a single-family residence is a building used by one family who owns it as their domicile, and it excludes rental property and multiple-family units. None of the owner-occupant exceptions apply here.
The 2024 ACS counts 52.5% of Lakewood’s occupied homes as rented, and 32.2% of its housing units sit in buildings of five or more. Rental work reaches across Lakewood and the neighboring communities of Steilacoom and Parkland.
Between tenants a landlord might redo one kitchen floor and then a bathroom wall in the next unit. Each renovation needs an AHERA inspector’s survey, and no one else can rule a suspect material asbestos-free. The summary goes to maintenance staff, other trades and anyone else who could touch the material.
A rented house is not a single-family residence under PSCAA’s definition, even though it looks like one. The $25 homeowner notification tier and the owner survey exception do not apply to it; the size-based tiers for other buildings do. Confirm the current fee with PSCAA before quoting.
With residents next door, work is phased so the controlled area stays sealed and restricted, and waste leaves by a planned route. Quantities for each building are counted against PSCAA’s yearly thresholds.
An owner with several buildings can file a single annual notice, provided each building’s yearly asbestos total stays below 260 linear feet and 160 square feet and a written report reaches PSCAA within 15 days after every quarter. A larger project in one of those buildings is notified on its own.
Compared with an owner-occupied house, rental work adds requirements at each step.
RCW 49.26.013 puts the duty to have a good-faith inspection performed on the owner or owner’s agent, and the written report goes to contractors before they bid.
State law requires removal by a certified asbestos worker under direct on-site supervision of a certified supervisor. L&I notice is required before projects over 48 square feet or 10 linear feet.
Shipment records are the owner’s to keep. If the disposal site’s signed copy has not come back after 35 days, PSCAA expects follow-up, and a written report to the agency if 45 days pass; copies are retained for two years at least.
A building headed for demolition moves to pre-demolition asbestos abatement, and asbestos testing and surveys covers the survey that rental work starts from. Other services are listed on the Lakewood Asbestos Removal home page.
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