Rosemount Place Owners Association

Door Bellers

• In the City of Tacoma, Door-to-door salespersons are required to obtain and carry a solicitation permit issued by the City of Tacoma. The permit must contain their full face photograph. It is unlawful for any person to engage in door-to-door soliciting in the City without first obtaining a license. The term “door-to-door soliciting” or “soliciting,” means the carrying of merchandise or the offering for sale from place to place and the making of sales and the delivering of merchandise sold
  at the same time and place.                                   City of Tacoma: Chapter 6B.170

• The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the right of religious groups to proselytize door to door.                                                                     US Supreme Court  June 2002

• People who do not want to listen to a political candidate or other canvasser need not do so, the court said. Residents may post a "No Solicitations" sign at the door, or simply refuse to engage in conversation.    US Supreme Court June 2002