8 chapters · 105 sections in this title.
RCW 61.34.010 Legislative findings.
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The legislature finds that persons are engaging in patterns of conduct which defraud innocent homeowners of their equity interest or other value in residential dwellings under the guise of a purchase of the owner's residence but which is in fact a device to convert the owner's eq…
RCW 61.34.020 Definitions.
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Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter. (1) An "act of equity skimming" occurs when: (a)(i) A person purchases a dwelling with the representation that the purchaser will pay for the dwelling by assuming the obl…
RCW 61.34.030 Criminal penalty.
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Any person who wilfully engages in a pattern of equity skimming is guilty of a class B felony under RCW 9A.20.021. Equity skimming shall be classified as a level II offense under chapter 9.94A RCW, and each act of equity skimming found beyond a reasonable doubt or admitted by the…
RCW 61.34.040 Application of consumer protection act—Remedies are cumulative.
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(1) In addition to the criminal penalties provided in RCW 61.34.030, the legislature finds that the practices covered by this chapter are matters vitally affecting the public interest for the purpose of applying chapter 19.86 RCW. A violation of this chapter is not reasonable in …