Title 59 — Title 59 LANDLORD AND TENANT
11 chapters · 249 sections in this title.
RCW 59.21.021 Relocation assistance—Eligibility—Amounts of assistance—Distribution of assistance—Reimbursement—Application to receive relocation assistance.
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(1) If a manufactured/mobile home park is, or is scheduled to be, closed or converted to another use, eligible tenants shall be entitled to relocation assistance on a first-come, first-serve[d] basis. The department shall give priority for distribution of relocation assistance to…
RCW 59.21.030 Closure notice—Requirements.
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(1) The closure notice required by RCW 59.20.080 before park closure or conversion of the park shall be given to the director or the director's designee and all tenants in writing, and conspicuously posted at all park entrances.(2) The closure notice required under RCW 59.20.080 …
RCW 59.21.033 Notice—Translated versions—Legal or advocacy resource information.
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(1) The department shall produce and maintain on its website translated versions of the notice under RCW 59.21.030 in the top ten languages spoken in Washington state and, at the discretion of the department, other languages. The notice must be made available upon request in prin…
RCW 59.21.040 Relocation assistance—Exemptions.
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A tenant is not entitled to relocation assistance under this chapter if: (1) The tenant has given notice to the landlord of his or her intent to vacate the park and terminate the tenancy before any written notice of closure pursuant to RCW 59.20.080(1)(e) has been given; or (2) t…
RCW 59.21.050 Relocation fund—Administration—Tenant's application—Form.
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(1)(a) The existence of the manufactured/mobile home park relocation fund in the custody of the state treasurer is affirmed.(b) Expenditures from the fund may only be used as follows:(i) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, all moneys received from the fee as spe…
RCW 59.21.070 Rental agreement—Covenants.
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If the rental agreement includes a covenant by the landlord as described in *RCW 59.20.060(1)(g)(i), the covenant runs with the land and is binding upon the purchasers, successors, and assigns of the landlord.[ 1995 c 122 s 10; 1989 c 201 s 10.]Notes:*Reviser's note: RCW 59.20.06…
RCW 59.21.100 Tenants—Waiver of rights—Attorney approval.
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A tenant may, with the written approval of his or her attorney-at-law, waive or compromise their right to relocation assistance under this chapter.[ 1989 c 201 s 14.]
RCW 59.21.105 Existing older mobile homes—Forced relocation—Code waiver.
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(1) The legislature finds that existing older mobile homes provide affordable housing to many persons, and that requiring these homes that are legally located in mobile home parks to meet new fire, safety, and construction codes because they are relocating due to the closure or c…
RCW 59.21.110 Violations—Penalty.
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Any person who intentionally violates, intentionally attempts to evade, or intentionally evades the provisions of this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor.[ 1991 c 327 s 14; 1989 c 201 s 15.]
RCW 59.21.120 Relocation coordination program.
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(1) A relocation coordination program is created within the department for the purpose of assisting tenants of a mobile home park scheduled for closure or conversion to another use with the process of relocation.(2) The relocation coordination program assistance may include, but …
RCW 59.21.905 Effective date—1995 c 122.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and shall take effect immediately [April 20, 1995].[ 1995 c 122 s 15.]
RCW 59.21.906 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to …
RCW 59.22.010 Legislative findings.
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(1) The legislature finds:(a) That manufactured housing and mobile home parks provide a source of low-cost housing to the low income, elderly, poor and infirmed, without which they could not afford private housing; but rising costs of mobile home park development and operation, a…
RCW 59.22.020 Definitions.
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The following definitions shall apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise:(1) "Affordable" means that, where feasible, low-income residents should not pay more than thirty percent of their monthly income for housing costs.(2) "Conversion costs" i…
RCW 59.22.032 Loans for mobile home park conversion costs—Resident eligibility—Flexible repayment terms.
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(1) The department may make loans to resident organizations for the purpose of financing mobile home park conversion costs. The department may only make loans to resident organizations of mobile home parks where a significant portion of the residents are low-income or infirm.(2) …
RCW 59.22.034 Loan duration—Rate of interest—Security—Administration of loan.
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(1) Any loans granted under RCW 59.22.032 shall be for a term of no more than thirty years.(2) The department shall establish the rate of interest to be paid on loans.(3) The department shall obtain security for loans made under this chapter. The security may be in the form of a …
RCW 59.22.036 Requirements for financing approval—Department's duties.
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Before providing financing under this chapter, the department shall require:(1) Verification that at least two-thirds of the households residing in the mobile home park support the plan for acquisition and conversion of the park;(2) Verification that either no park residents will…
RCW 59.22.038 Eligibility for loans—Amount of loans—Determining factors.
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The department shall consider the following factors in determining the eligibility for, and the amount, of loans made under this chapter:(1) The reasonableness of the conversion costs relating to repairs, rehabilitation, construction, or other costs;(2) The number of available an…
RCW 59.22.039 Technical assistance for mobile home park conversion.
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The department may provide technical assistance to resident organizations who wish to convert the mobile home park in which they reside to resident ownership. Technical assistance does not include details connected with the sale or conversion of a mobile home park which would req…
RCW 59.22.050 Office of mobile/manufactured home relocation assistance—Duties.
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In order to provide general assistance to resident organizations, qualified tenant organizations, and tenants, the department shall establish an office of mobile/manufactured home relocation assistance. This office shall:(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for…
RCW 59.22.901 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
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For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to …
RCW 59.24.010 Legislative findings.
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The legislature finds that one of the most difficult problems that temporarily homeless persons or families face in seeking permanent housing is the necessity of paying a security deposit in addition to paying the first month's rent. The security deposit requirement is often impo…
RCW 59.24.020 Program established—Grants—Eligible participants.
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(1) The department of commerce shall establish the rental security deposit guarantee program. Through this program the department of commerce shall provide grants and technical assistance to local governments or nonprofit corporations, including local housing authorities as defin…
RCW 59.24.030 Contracts required—Terms.
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(1) A three-party contract shall be required of persons participating in the rental deposit guarantee program. The parties to the contract shall be the local government or nonprofit corporation operating a shelter for homeless persons or transitional housing, the tenant, and the …
RCW 59.24.040 Authority of grant recipients.
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A local government or nonprofit corporation receiving a grant under this chapter may utilize a portion of the allocation for costs of administering and operating its rental security deposit guarantee program. The department shall approve the amount so utilized prior to expenditur…
RCW 59.24.050 Rules.
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The department of commerce may adopt rules to implement this chapter, including but not limited to: (1) The eligibility of and the application process for local governments and nonprofit corporations; (2) the criteria by which grants and technical assistance shall be provided to …
RCW 59.24.060 Sources of funds.
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The department of commerce may receive such gifts, grants, or endowments from public or private sources, as may be made from time to time, in trust or otherwise, to be used by the department of commerce for its programs, including the rental security deposit guarantee program. Fu…
RCW 59.28.010 Legislative findings—Purpose.
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The legislature finds that:(1) There is a severe shortage of federally assisted housing within the state of Washington. Over one hundred seventy thousand low and moderate-income households are eligible for federally assisted housing but are unable to locate vacant units.(2) Withi…
RCW 59.28.020 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Federally assisted housing" means any multifamily housing that is insured, financed, assisted, or held by the secretary of housing and urban development or the secreta…
RCW 59.28.030 Contracts—Expiration or termination—Notice—Applicability.
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(1) This chapter shall not apply to the expiration or termination of a housing assistance contract between a public housing agency and an owner of existing housing participating in either the section 8 certificate or voucher program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437f).(2) An owner of federall…
RCW 59.28.040 Notice of expiration or prepayment—Owner's duty.
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Except as provided in RCW 59.28.030, all owners of federally assisted housing shall, at least twelve months before the expiration of the rental assistance contract or prepayment of a mortgage or loan, serve a written notice of the anticipated expiration or prepayment date on each…
RCW 59.28.050 Owner's rights—Public regulatory powers—Applicability.
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This chapter shall not in any way prohibit an owner of federally assisted housing from terminating a rental assistance contract or prepaying a mortgage or loan. The requirement in this chapter for notice shall not be construed as conferring any new or additional regulatory power …
RCW 59.28.060 Notice of expiration or prepayment—Contents—Location—Requests for information.
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(1) The notice to tenants required by RCW 59.28.040 shall state: (a) Whether the owner (i) intends to prepay the mortgage or loan or allow the rental assistance contract to expire in order to operate the housing without any low-income use restrictions, (ii) plans on renewing the …
RCW 59.28.070 Removal of tenants—Notice of expiration or prepayment—Timing.
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From the date of service of the notice under RCW 59.28.040 until either twelve months have elapsed or expiration or prepayment of the rental assistance contract or mortgage or loan, whichever is later, no owner of federally assisted housing may evict a tenant or demand possession…
RCW 59.28.080 Rent increase—Notice of expiration or prepayment—Timing.
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From the date of service of the notice under RCW 59.28.040 until either twelve months have elapsed or expiration or prepayment of the rental assistance contract, mortgage, or loan, whichever is later, no owner of federally assisted housing may increase the rent of a federally ass…
RCW 59.28.090 Modification of rental agreement—Notice of expiration or prepayment—Timing.
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From the date of service of the notice under RCW 59.28.040 until either twelve months have elapsed or expiration or prepayment of the rental assistance contract, mortgage, or loan, whichever is later, no owner of federally assisted housing may change the terms of the rental agree…
RCW 59.28.100 Violations—Civil actions—Parties.
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Any party who is entitled to receive notice under this chapter may bring a civil action to enjoin or recover actual damages for any violation of this chapter, together with the costs of the suit including reasonable attorneys' fees. Any tenant who is entitled to receive notice un…
RCW 59.28.120 Department of commerce—Develop and provide information and technical assistance.
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The department of commerce shall within ninety days after March 31, 2000, consult with all interested stakeholders and develop and provide to owners and tenants of federally assisted housing, state and local agencies, and other interested persons all of the following:(1) Written …
RCW 59.28.130 Eviction of tenant—Restriction.
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An owner of federally assisted housing who prepays the mortgage or loan or whose rental assistance contract expires and who continues to operate the property as residential housing within the scope of this chapter shall not evict a tenant residing in the dwelling unit when the mo…
RCW 59.28.902 Effective date—2000 c 255.
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This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public institutions, and takes effect immediately [March 31, 2000].[ 2000 c 255 s 11.]
RCW 59.30.010 Findings—Purpose—Intent.
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(1) The legislature finds that there are factors unique to the relationship between a manufactured/mobile home tenant and a manufactured/mobile home community landlord. Once occupancy has commenced, the difficulty and expense in moving and relocating a manufactured/mobile home ca…
RCW 59.30.020 Definitions.
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The definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter unless the context clearly requires otherwise.(1) "Complainant" means a landlord, community owner, or tenant, who has a complaint alleging a violation of chapter 59.20 RCW.(2) "Department" means the department of reven…
RCW 59.30.030 Dispute resolution program—Purpose—Attorney general duties.
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(1) The attorney general shall administer a manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program.(2) The purpose of the manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program is to provide manufactured/mobile home community landlords and tenants with a cost-effective and time-efficie…
RCW 59.30.040 Dispute resolution program—Complaint process.
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(1) An aggrieved party has the right to file a complaint with the attorney general alleging a violation of chapter 59.20 RCW.(2) Upon receiving a complaint under this chapter, the attorney general must:(a) Inform the complainant of any notification requirements under RCW 59.20.08…
RCW 59.30.050 Registration process, fees.
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(1) The department must register all manufactured/mobile home communities, which registration must be renewed annually. Each community must be registered separately. The department must mail registration notifications to all known manufactured/mobile home community landlords. Reg…
RCW 59.30.060 Database.
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The department must have the capability to compile, update, and maintain the most accurate database possible of all the manufactured/mobile home communities in the state, which must include all of the information collected under RCW 59.30.050, except for the addresses of each man…
RCW 59.30.070 Manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program account.
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The manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. All receipts from sources directed to the manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program must be deposited in the account. Expenditures from the account may be u…
RCW 59.30.080 Immunity from suit.
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The attorney general, director, or individuals acting on behalf of the attorney general or director are immune from suit in any action, civil or criminal, based upon any disciplinary actions or other official acts performed in the course of their duties under this chapter, except…
RCW 59.30.090 Unpaid fees—Warrant—Interest—Lien.
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(1) If any registration assessment or delinquency fee is not paid in full within thirty days after sending late fee notices to a noncomplying landlord, the department may issue a warrant in the amount of such unpaid sums, together with interest thereon from the date the warrant i…