<oai_dc:dc xmlns:oai_dc="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc/ http://www.openarchives.org/OAI/2.0/oai_dc.xsd"><dc:creator>City of Tacoma GIS</dc:creator><dc:description>This dataset indicates whether a property owner has a license for the current calendar year. To look up the license status of a property manager go to: Business Licenses (Tacoma) </dc:description><dc:description> Tacoma Open Data (arcgis.com) . View the mapped version of this dataset here . Please note that not all business license for rental activity locations are displayed on the map. These are noted as "Not Mapped" in the Map Status field of the data table. A business license is required for the activity of renting or leasing real property (residential dwellings, land, or commercial buildings) in the City of Tacoma. Business licenses are issued to the legal property owner's name or entity that is on record with Pierce County . To search business license records: Select the Filter Data icon Select the field you want to search from (Property Owner Name, Rental Property Address, etc.) Enter text into the search box Select from the drop-down to display the record Please Note: The City requests owners to update their information as it changes, however, most updates are provided to the City during the license renewal process at the beginning of the calendar year. Some property owners may not be required to obtain a city business license. If you do not find your landlord on this list please contact your landlord. About the Data: This dataset includes the property owner's name(s), license number, current license status, rental property address(s), mailing address, owner site address, and industry code. Use the industry code to identify residential or commercial rental properties. Visit Tacoma's Rental Business page for more information about licensing requirements. For business license questions, contact the Tax and License division at 253-591-5252. This dataset is updated daily and is maintained by the Tax &amp; License division.</dc:description><dc:format>ArcGIS FeatureLayer</dc:format><dc:identifier>https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/ad3a8ddab94044a49fff80e6f558cfe7_0</dc:identifier><dc:language>eng</dc:language><dc:publisher>Tacoma Open Data</dc:publisher><dc:rights>Public</dc:rights><dc:title>Business Licenses for Rental Activity (Tacoma) [Washington (State)--Tacoma]</dc:title><dc:type>Web services</dc:type><dc:coverage>Washington (State)--Tacoma</dc:coverage><dc:coverage>Washington (State)</dc:coverage><dc:date>Last Modified: 2026-01-08</dc:date></oai_dc:dc>