Washington Administrative Code

(1) The owner of a mobile or manufactured home may install or perform on-site work or equipment installation work on his or her own home without obtaining certification from the department as a certified manufactured home installer if the home is intended for use as the homeowner…

If a certified installer obtains the manufactured home installation or placement permit from the local enforcement agency, the certified installer shall ensure that all required installation inspections, relative to the work performed by the certified installer, are completed.[St…

A certified manufactured home installer shall: (1) Ensure all phases of the installation work performed by the installer or crew being supervised are complete and in compliance with chapter 296-150M WAC, Washington installation code;(2) Notify the local enforcement agency upon co…

(Effective July 1, 2003.) Prior to installing, performing on-site work or equipment installation work on a manufactured home, certified manufactured home installers or the retailers by whom they are employed shall obtain an "installer certification tag" from the department or fro…

A local enforcement agency may issue installer certification tags to certified manufactured home installer if:(1) The local enforcement agency has entered into an agreement with the department to issue installer certification tags on a "per installation" basis; and(2) The local e…

(Effective July 1, 2003.) (1) The installer certification tag shall be placed on the home upon completion of the installation and prior to inspection by the local enforcement agency.(2) The installer certification tags must be placed on the end of a home section directly above or…

(Effective July 1, 2003.) Certified manufactured home installers and manufactured home retailers who purchase installer certification tags from the department shall submit a monthly report to the department on a form approved by the department relative to all installer certificat…

Pursuant to RCW 43.63B.035, the department may approve education providers to offer the certification training and/or continuing education required by RCW 43.63B.030, 43.63B.040 and this chapter. In order to be approved, an education provider must comply with the following requir…

No person may file a lien against a homeowner, or bring or maintain in any court of this state a suit or action, that seeks compensation for the performance of any work requiring certification under chapter 43.63B RCW or for the breach of any contract for installation work which …

(1) "Department" means the department of community, trade and economic development.(2) "Office of manufactured housing" means the same as the office of mobile home affairs as described in RCW 59.22.050.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 59.21 RCW, RCW 43.330.040. WSR 03-07-036, § 365-…

(1) You may write the office of manufactured housing at:CTED/OCDOffice of Manufactured HousingP.O. Box 48350Olympia, WA 98504-8350(2) You may call the automated services request line at: 1-800-964-0852 (within WA state) 1-360-725-2971 (Olympia area or outside WA state)[Statutory …

(1) Eligibility for relocation assistance is limited to low-income households. For purposes of this chapter, "low-income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than eighty percent of the median family income, a…

An application shall be considered complete when the applicant has submitted to the department an application on a form approved by the department together with:(1) Income verification such as pay stubs, tax statements, documentation from a local, state or federal agency such as …

(1) Eligible applicants may be reimbursed for actual relocation expenses up to:(a) Three thousand five hundred dollars for a single-wide; or(b) Seven thousand dollars for a double-wide home.(2) These maximum amounts apply to all expenses incurred to:(a) Relocate the existing home…

(1) The department is authorized to reimburse applicants for actual expenses, up to the maximum amounts, incurred in physically relocating their home. For homes that cannot be relocated, actual relocation expenses also include the costs for demolition of the existing home and the…

Applicants who dispose of their homes must provide:(1) The demolition certificate from the county; and (2) One of the following:(a) A detailed receipt from the disposal site, landfill or other recipient of your demolished home; or(b) Any other documentation determined by the depa…

Applicants must provide proof of down payment expenses that includes: (1) A copy of the purchase and sale agreement; and (2) One of the following forms of documentation: (a) Canceled checks to the retailer or private party that detail the transaction;(b) A copy of the department …

In order to demonstrate that a park was closed as the result of park-owner fraud, the applicant must provide a judgment or order of a court of law indicating a finding that the park was closed due to park-owner fraud.[Statutory Authority: Chapter 59.21 RCW, RCW 43.330.040. WSR 03…

The purpose of this chapter is to establish the rules for the developmental disabilities endowment trust fund to implement RCW 43.330.430 through 43.330.437.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.330.430 through 43.330.437. WSR 19-07-034, § 365-220-005, filed 3/13/19, effective 4/13/19. St…

Members of the public may appear before the governing board at the board's regularly scheduled meetings or may submit written comments to the governing board for consideration at their regularly scheduled meetings. Requests for meeting schedules and agendas should be made to the …

"Beneficiary" means an eligible person for whom an individual trust account has been established within the trust fund and who is identified in the joinder agreement."Department" means the department of commerce."Disbursement plan" means a plan, submitted by the primary donor at …

The trust manager will review all disbursement requests submitted by persons authorized in the joinder agreement. Only the governing board and/or the trust manager may authorize disbursements.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.330.430 through 43.330.437. WSR 19-07-034, § 365-220-020, f…

(1) Goods or services that are most likely to be appropriate to the supplemental needs of the beneficiary may include, but are not limited to:(a) Education, information, and training opportunities.(b) Living arrangements, including personal assistance services, skill building, fi…

The primary representative and any additional persons designated by the primary donor in the joinder agreement may make disbursement requests on behalf of the beneficiary. The primary donor may amend this part of the joinder agreement.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.330.240. WSR 02-…

Disbursements may be requested at any time after the enrollment process is completed.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.330.240. WSR 02-07-026, § 365-220-035, filed 3/12/02, effective 4/12/02.]

Upon the death of the beneficiary, the beneficiary's account shall be distributed consistent with the master trust, joinder agreement and disposition plan. In some cases, state and federal law may require certain distributions of remaining funds notwithstanding the joinder agreem…

Once an individual trust account is funded, the primary donor cannot amend the joinder agreement to change the disposition plan. A change to the disposition plan may be made only by court order or other dispute resolution mechanism available under state law, including a nonjudici…

In the event of disbursement denial, the trust manager will provide a written explanation for such a denial on the request of the primary representative.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.330.430 through 43.330.437. WSR 19-07-034, § 365-220-048, filed 3/13/19, effective 4/13/19.]

Primary donors or primary representatives may appeal governing board decisions, or decisions made on the governing board's behalf, regarding enrollment, account closure, disbursement decisions, extensions related to matching funds, and access to matching funds. For decisions made…

(1) To appeal a board decision, a primary donor or primary representative must send a letter addressed to the state administrator. The letter of appeal must be signed by the appealing party and be received by the state administrator within thirty calendar days of the date of the …

Individuals are eligible to be beneficiaries if they meet the following conditions at the time of enrollment:(1) Beneficiaries must reside in Washington state; and(2) Must meet the definition of developmental disability in RCW 71A.10.020(5); and(3) Any other condition(s) required…

At the time of enrollment, a prospective beneficiary must meet the definition of developmental disability in RCW 71A.10.020(5), as determined by a representative of the developmental disabilities administration of the department of social and health services. The primary donor mu…

If the beneficiary moves out of the state of Washington:(1) The primary representative is required to notify the trust manager in writing within thirty days of the beneficiary's move out of the state of Washington.(2) The governing board may elect, in its discretion, one of three…

(1) The primary representative is required to notify the trust manager in writing if the beneficiary is found to no longer meet the definition of a person with a developmental disability in RCW 71A.10.020(5) within thirty days of the decision.(2) If the beneficiary is determined …

The following fees may be charged by entities or individuals associated with the developmental disabilities endowment trust fund as a condition of participation:(1) State investment board fees. All investment and operating costs associated with the investment of money shall be pa…

No. Fees are not refundable.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.330.240. WSR 02-07-026, § 365-220-090, filed 3/12/02, effective 4/12/02.]

Accounts with fees that are not paid for a period of ninety days will be closed. The primary representative of an account will be sent notification that the account will be closed prior to its closure. The governing board or its designee will make a determination regarding the di…

A primary representative may request governing board approval for a transfer of an account to another special needs trust. This must be done through written correspondence to the governing board stating the reasons for the request. The governing board shall review all requests fo…

No. There is no guarantee that any individual trust account will receive matching money from the state of Washington or from any other source. The availability and extent of the state match is dependent on the availability of matching money in the trust fund. The governing board …

All matching policies applicable to state matching money are established by the governing board.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.330.240. WSR 02-07-026, § 365-220-110, filed 3/12/02, effective 4/12/02.]

The state matching money is limited. Individual trust accounts will be assigned access to state matching money on a first come, first served basis or on another prioritized basis as determined by the governing board. Matching policies apply only to those individual trust accounts…

Individual trust accounts become vested, or initially qualified to receive state matching money, by meeting requirements over a three-year period. Accounts vest by accumulating a minimum of twenty-five dollars per month of private contributions for three consecutive years. This m…

As long as an individual trust account qualifies for state matching money, the individual trust account can continue to receive the match for as long as it takes to receive the lifetime maximum.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.330.240. WSR 02-07-026, § 365-220-135, filed 3/12/02, eff…

One twelve-month extension may be granted to each individual trust account to extend the time to become vested to receive the match. To obtain the extension, a written request must be approved by the governing board or its designee.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.330.430 through 43.…

The state matching rate on private contributions is twenty-five percent, applied to the annual and lifetime maximums. The matching rate and maximums may be changed at the discretion of the governing board. State matching money is not available for private contributions withdrawn …

The amount of maximum annual private contributions eligible for state matching money is three thousand one hundred dollars. The maximum annual state match available for each beneficiary is seven hundred seventy-five dollars. The amount of the state match is based on the amount of…

The amount of maximum allowable lifetime private contributions eligible for state matching money is thirty-one thousand dollars. The maximum lifetime state match available for each beneficiary is seven thousand seven hundred fifty dollars. The amount of the state match is based o…

There is no limit on savings in an individual trust account; there is only a limit on the amount of state matching money for which an individual trust account will qualify.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.330.240. WSR 02-07-026, § 365-220-160, filed 3/12/02, effective 4/12/02.]

Private contributions may be deposited regularly, or in one or more lump sums.[Statutory Authority: RCW 43.330.240. WSR 02-07-026, § 365-220-165, filed 3/12/02, effective 4/12/02.]

Each beneficiary may have only one individual trust account that is qualified to receive state matching money at any given time. Additional individual trust accounts may be established, but will not be eligible to receive state matching money unless the first account is closed. I…