The Seattle City Council voted to ban most types of rental fees on Tuesday — a move welcomed by tenants’ advocates, who argue that tacked-on charges make housing more expensive and obscure its true costs to renters. It allows but limits the mandatory fees that landlords can charge to certain application screening fees, move-in fees, utility fees, and security and pet damage deposits, among a handful of others. During public comment and in interviews, tenants described having to pay a range of mandatory fees on top of what’s often known as “base rent,” including amenity fees, package fees, trash service fees, security fees, technology fees and more. Many said that their landlords did not disclose mandatory fees until after they’d already submitted an application or moved in. Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson first sent a proposal to ban so-called junk rental fees to the City Council in early July, following months of consultation, including through a renter survey, listening sessions and meetings with stakeholders including landlords and developers.