Claiming a Building is the first step in the Building Tune-Ups process. Once a building is claimed, you may take steps towards getting your building into compliance. A building must be claimed before a qualified Tune-Up Specialist can submit the Building Tune-Up Summary Report. It also needs to be claimed before you can submit a request for Alternative Compliance, an Extension, or a Waiver.
To start the “Claim a Building” process, locate the letter the City of Seattle Building Tune-Ups program mailed to the building owner or owner’s agent. The letter includes a claim code that is required during the process. If you need assistance, please contact us at 206-727-TUNE (8863) or by email at BuildingTuneUps@seattle.gov.
- Log in to your Seattle Services Portal account. In the top left, click on the Home icon.
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Click on Building Tune-Ups in the Create New section.
- Expand the selection by clicking the carrot next to Claim a Building, then click the Claim a Building radio button. Next, click the Continue button.
- Referencing the claim letter you received from the Building Tune-Ups program, enter the Claim Code and OSE Building ID before clicking the Continue button.
- Please review the information in the Building Details, Address, and Additional Addresses sections, which are presented as read-only. This information from the City's benchmarking database has been provided to help you confirm the correct building is being claimed. Additional addresses are displayed because the main address on file with the King County Assessor’s office may differ from the one you typically use when referring to your facility. If the building is not a match, contact us at BuildingTuneUps@seattle.gov or 206-727-TUNE. If this is your building, click the Continue button.
- You must now add the associated contacts. Anyone added here will have access to see Building Tune-Up related submittals for this building:
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- Start by clicking the Myself button, then select your relationship to the building (likely Owner or Owner’s Agent). Click Continue.
- An Owner contact is required. If you are not the building owner, select the Someone Else button to look up the owner by email address (recommended) or name. If the person or organization isn’t found, select the link titled “Person or organization not listed? Add them here”. Please note that contacts created via this link will not have access to the Seattle Services Portal.
- If you plan to comply via a pathway that requires a qualified Tune-Up Specialist, you will need to associate a Building Tune-Up Specialist contact as well.
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- After inputting all contacts, click the Continue button to proceed.
- On the Review page, please verify all the information you input is correct. Once you have verified that everything is correct, check the box to certify that everything is correct and true, then click the Continue button to submit your Claim.
- Once you have successfully claimed your building, you may return to the Seattle Services Portal home page. If you added a Building Tune-Up Specialist contact to the claim, that person may now submit a Building Tune-Up Summary Report. Or, you may submit a request for Alternative Compliance, an Extension, or a Waiver.