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WA Rev Code § 59.18.630 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.18.630 - Eviction moratorium—Unpaid rent—Repayment plans—Rental assistance.

RCW 59.18.630 Eviction moratorium—Unpaid rent—Repayment plans—Rental assistance.(1) The eviction moratorium instituted by the governor of the state of Washington's proclamation 20-19.6 shall end on June 30, 2021.(2) If a tenant has remaining unpaid rent that accrued between March 1, 2020, and six months following the expiration of the eviction moratorium or the end of the public health emergency, whichever is greater, the landlord must offer the tenant a reasonable schedule for repayment of the unpaid rent that does not exceed monthly payments equal to one-third of the monthly rental charges during the period of accrued debt. If a tenant fails to accept the terms of a reasonable repayment plan within 14 days of the landlord's offer, the landlord may proceed with an unlawful detainer action as set forth in RCW 59.12.030(3) but subject to any requirements under the eviction resolution pilot program established under RCW 59.18.660. If the tenant defaults on any rent owed under a repayment plan, the landlord may apply for reimbursement from the landlord mitigation program as authorized under RCW 43.31.605(1)(d) or proceed with an unlawful detainer action as set forth in RCW 59.12.030(3) but subject to any requirements under the eviction resolution pilot program established under RCW 59.18.660. The court must consider the tenant's circumstances, including decreased income or increased expenses due to COVID-19, and the repayment plan terms offered during any unlawful detainer proceeding.(3) Any repayment plan entered into under this section must:(a) Not require payment until 30 days after the repayment plan is offered to the tenant;(b) Cover rent only and not any late fees, attorneys' fees, or any other fees and charges;(c) Allow for payments from any source of income as defined in RCW 59.18.255(5) or from pledges by nonprofit organizations, churches, religious institutions, or governmental entities; and(d) Not include provisions or be conditioned on: The tenant's compliance with the rental agreement, payment of attorneys' fees, court costs, or other costs related to litigation if the tenant defaults on the rental agreement; a requirement that the tenant apply for governmental benefits or provide proof of receipt of governmental benefits; or the tenant's waiver of any rights to a notice under RCW 59.12.030 or related provisions before a writ of restitution is issued.(4) It is a defense to an eviction under RCW 59.12.030(3) that a landlord did not offer a repayment plan in conformity with this section.(5) To the extent available funds exist for rental assistance from a federal, state, local, private, or nonprofit program, the tenant or landlord may continue to seek rental assistance to reduce and/or eliminate the unpaid rent balance.[ 2021 c 115 § 4.]NOTES:Conflicting laws—2021 c 115 §§ 2-4: See note following RCW 59.18.620.Finding—Intent—Application—Effective date—2021 c 115: See notes following RCW 59.18.620.
WA Rev Code § 59.18.640 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.18.640 - Indigent tenants.

RCW 59.18.640 Indigent tenants.(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the court must appoint an attorney for an indigent tenant in an unlawful detainer proceeding under this chapter and chapters 59.12 and 59.20 RCW. The office of civil legal aid is responsible for implementation of this subsection as provided in RCW 2.53.050, and the state shall pay the costs of legal services provided by an attorney appointed pursuant to this subsection. In implementing this section, the office of civil legal aid shall assign priority to providing legal representation to indigent tenants in those counties in which the most evictions occur and to indigent tenants who are disproportionately at risk of eviction.(2) For purposes of this section, "indigent" means any person who, at any stage of a court proceeding, is:(a) Receiving one of the following types of public assistance: Temporary assistance for needy families, aged, blind, or disabled assistance benefits, medical care services under RCW 74.09.035, pregnant women assistance benefits, poverty-related veterans' benefits, food stamps or food stamp benefits transferred electronically, refugee resettlement benefits, medicaid, or supplemental security income; or(b) Receiving an annual income, after taxes, of 200 percent or less of the current federally established poverty level.[ 2021 c 115 § 8.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—Application—Effective date—2021 c 115: See notes following RCW 59.18.620.
WA Rev Code § 59.18.900 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.18.900 - Severability—1973 1st ex.s. c 207.

RCW 59.18.900 Severability—1973 1st ex.s. c 207.If any provision of this chapter, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or its application to other persons or circumstances, is not affected.[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 207 § 37.]
WA Rev Code § 59.18.911 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.18.911 - Effective date—1989 c 342.

RCW 59.18.911 Effective date—1989 c 342.This act shall take effect on August 1, 1989, and shall apply to landlord-tenant relationships existing on or entered into after the effective date of this act.[ 1989 c 342 § 19.]
WA Rev Code § 59.18.912 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.18.912 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 59.18.912 Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.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 marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.[ 2009 c 521 § 139.]
WA Rev Code § 59.20.010 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.20.010 - Short title.

RCW 59.20.010 Short title.This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act".[ 1999 c 359 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 1.]
WA Rev Code § 59.20.020 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.20.020 - Rights and remedies—Obligation of good faith required.

RCW 59.20.020 Rights and remedies—Obligation of good faith required.Every duty under this chapter and every act which must be performed as a condition precedent to the exercise of a right or remedy under this chapter imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement.[ 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 2.]
WA Rev Code § 59.20.040 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.20.040 - Chapter applies to rental agreements regarding mobile home lots, cooperatives, or subdivisions—Applicability of and construction with provisions of chapters 59.12 and 59.18 RCW.

RCW 59.20.040 Chapter applies to rental agreements regarding mobile home lots, cooperatives, or subdivisions—Applicability of and construction with provisions of chapters 59.12 and 59.18 RCW.This chapter shall regulate and determine legal rights, remedies, and obligations arising from any rental agreement between a landlord and a tenant regarding a mobile home lot and including specified amenities within the mobile home park, mobile home park cooperative, or mobile home park subdivision, where the tenant has no ownership interest in the property or in the association which owns the property, whose uses are referred to as a part of the rent structure paid by the tenant. All such rental agreements shall be unenforceable to the extent of any conflict with any provision of this chapter. Chapter 59.12 RCW shall be applicable only in implementation of the provisions of this chapter and not as an alternative remedy to this chapter which shall be exclusive where applicable: PROVIDED, That the provision of RCW 59.12.090, 59.12.100, and 59.12.170 shall not apply to any rental agreement included under the provisions of this chapter. RCW 59.18.055, 59.18.640, 59.18.365, 59.18.370, and 59.18.380 through 59.18.410 shall be applicable to any action of forcible entry or detainer or unlawful detainer arising from a tenancy under the provisions of this chapter, except when a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model or a tenancy in a mobile home lot is abandoned. Rentals of mobile homes, manufactured homes, or park models themselves are governed by the residential landlord-tenant act, chapter 59.18 RCW.[ 2021 c 115 § 16; 1999 c 359 § 3; 1997 c 86 § 2; 1981 c 304 § 5; 1979 ex.s. c 186 § 2; 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 4.]NOTES:Finding—Intent—Application—Effective date—2021 c 115: See notes following RCW 59.18.620.Severability—1981 c 304: See note following RCW 26.16.030.Severability—1979 ex.s. c 186: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
WA Rev Code § 59.20.045 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.20.045 - Enforceability of rules against a tenant.

RCW 59.20.045 Enforceability of rules against a tenant.Rules are enforceable against a tenant only if:(1) Their purpose is to promote the convenience, health, safety, or welfare of the residents, protect and preserve the premises from abusive use, or make a fair distribution of services and facilities made available for the tenants generally;(2) They are reasonably related to the purpose for which they are adopted;(3) They apply to all tenants in a fair manner;(4) They are not for the purpose of evading an obligation of the landlord;(5) They are not retaliatory or discriminatory in nature; and(6) With respect to any new or amended rules not contained within the rental agreement, the tenant was provided at least thirty days' written notice of the new or amended rule. The tenant must be provided with at least three months to comply with the new or amended rule after the thirty-day notice period. Within the three-month grace period, any violation of the new or amended rule must result in a warning only. After expiration of the three-month grace period, any violation of the new or amended rule subjects the tenant to termination of the tenancy as authorized under RCW 59.20.080(1)(a).[ 2019 c 342 § 2; 1993 c 66 § 18.]
WA Rev Code § 59.20.050 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.20.050 - Written rental agreement for term of one year or more required—Waiver—Exceptions—Application of section.

RCW 59.20.050 Written rental agreement for term of one year or more required—Waiver—Exceptions—Application of section.(1) No landlord may offer a mobile home lot for rent to anyone without offering a written rental agreement for a term of one year or more. No landlord may offer to anyone any rental agreement for a term of one year or more for which the monthly rental is greater, or the terms of payment or other material conditions more burdensome to the tenant, than any month-to-month rental agreement also offered to such tenant or prospective tenant. Anyone who desires to occupy a mobile home lot for other than a term of one year or more may have the option to be on a month-to-month basis but must waive, in writing, the right to such one year or more term: PROVIDED, That annually, at any anniversary date of the tenancy the tenant may require that the landlord provide a written rental agreement for a term of one year. No landlord shall allow a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model to be moved into a mobile home park in this state until a written rental agreement has been signed by and is in the possession of the parties: PROVIDED, That if the landlord allows the tenant to move a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model into a mobile home park without obtaining a written rental agreement for a term of one year or more, or a written waiver of the right to a one-year term or more, the term of the tenancy shall be deemed to be for one year from the date of occupancy of the mobile home lot;(2) The requirements of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply if:(a) The mobile home park or part thereof has been acquired or is under imminent threat of condemnation for a public works project, or(b) An employer-employee relationship exists between a landlord and tenant;(3) The provisions of this section shall apply to any tenancy upon expiration of the term of any oral or written rental agreement governing such tenancy.[ 1999 c 359 § 4; 1981 c 304 § 37; 1980 c 152 § 4; 1979 ex.s. c 186 § 3; 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 5.]NOTES:Severability—1981 c 304: See note following RCW 26.16.030.Severability—1979 ex.s. c 186: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
WA Rev Code § 59.20.073 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.20.073 - Transfer of rental agreements.

RCW 59.20.073 Transfer of rental agreements.(1) Any rental agreement shall be assignable by the tenant to any person to whom he or she sells or transfers title to the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model.(2) A tenant who sells a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model within a park shall notify the landlord in writing of the date of the intended sale and transfer of the rental agreement at least fifteen days in advance of such intended transfer and shall notify the buyer in writing of the provisions of this section. The tenant shall verify in writing to the landlord payment of all taxes, rent, and reasonable expenses due on the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model and mobile home lot. The tenant shall notify the buyer of all taxes, rent, and reasonable expenses due on the manufactured/mobile home or park model and the mobile home lot.(3) At least seven days in advance of such intended transfer, the landlord shall:(a) Notify the selling tenant, in writing, of a refusal to permit transfer of the rental agreement; or(b) If the landlord approves of the transfer, provide the buyer with copies of the written rental agreement, the rules and regulations, and all other documents related to the tenancy. A landlord may not accept payment for rent or deposit from the buyer until the landlord has provided the buyer with these copies.(4) The landlord may require the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model to meet applicable fire and safety standards if a state or local agency responsible for the enforcement of fire and safety standards has issued a notice of violation of those standards to the tenant and those violations remain uncorrected. Upon correction of the violation to the satisfaction of the state or local agency responsible for the enforcement of that notice of violation, the landlord's refusal to permit the transfer is deemed withdrawn.(5) The landlord shall approve or disapprove of the assignment of a rental agreement on the same basis that the landlord approves or disapproves of any new tenant, and any disapproval shall be in writing. Consent to an assignment shall not be unreasonably withheld.(6) Failure to notify the landlord in writing, as required under subsection (2) of this section; or failure of the new tenant to make a good faith attempt to arrange an interview with the landlord to discuss assignment of the rental agreement; or failure of the current or new tenant to obtain written approval of the landlord for assignment of the rental agreement, shall be grounds for disapproval of such transfer.[ 2019 c 342 § 5; 2012 c 213 § 3; 2003 c 127 § 3; 1999 c 359 § 7; 1993 c 66 § 17; 1981 c 304 § 20.]NOTES:Severability—1981 c 304: See note following RCW 26.16.030.
WA Rev Code § 59.20.074 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.20.074 - Rent—Liability of secured party with right to possession.

RCW 59.20.074 Rent—Liability of secured party with right to possession.(1) A secured party who has a security interest in a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model that is located within a mobile home park and who has a right to possession of the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model under *RCW 62A.9-503, shall be liable to the landlord from the date the secured party receives written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, for rent for occupancy of the mobile home space under the same terms the tenant was paying prior to repossession, and any other reasonable expenses incurred after the receipt of the notice, until disposition of the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model under *RCW 62A.9-504. The notice of default by a tenant must state the amount of rent and the amount and nature of any reasonable expenses that the secured party is liable for payment to the landlord. The notice must also state that the secured party will be provided a copy of the rental agreement previously signed by the tenant and the landlord upon request.(2) This section shall not affect the availability of a landlord's lien as provided in chapter 60.72 RCW.(3) As used in this section, "security interest" shall have the same meaning as this term is defined in RCW 62A.1-201, and "secured party" shall have the same meaning as this term is defined in *RCW 62A.9-105.(4) For purposes of this section, "reasonable expenses" means any routine maintenance and utility charges for which the tenant is liable under the rental agreement.(5) Any rent or other reasonable expenses owed by the secured party to the landlord pursuant to this section shall be paid to the landlord prior to the removal of the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model from the mobile home park.(6) If a secured party who has a secured interest in a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model that is located in a mobile home park becomes liable to the landlord pursuant to this section, then the relationship between the secured party and the landlord shall be governed by the rental agreement previously signed by the tenant and the landlord unless otherwise agreed, except that the term of the rental agreement shall convert to a month-to-month tenancy. No waiver is required to convert the rental agreement to a month-to-month tenancy. Either the landlord or the secured party may terminate the month-to-month tenancy upon giving written notice of thirty days or more. The secured party and the landlord are not required to execute a new rental agreement. Nothing in this section shall be construed to be a waiver of any rights by the tenant.[ 1999 c 359 § 8; 1990 c 169 § 2; 1985 c 78 § 1.]NOTES:*Reviser's note: Article 62A.9 RCW was repealed in its entirety by 2000 c 250 § 9A-901, effective July 1, 2001. For later enactment, see Article 62A.9A RCW.
WA Rev Code § 59.20.075 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.20.075 - Presumption of reprisal or retaliatory action.

RCW 59.20.075 Presumption of reprisal or retaliatory action.Initiation by the landlord of any action listed in RCW 59.20.070(5) within one hundred twenty days after a good faith and lawful act by the tenant or within one hundred twenty days after any inspection or proceeding of a governmental agency resulting from such act, shall create a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden of proof, that the action is a reprisal or retaliatory action against the tenant: PROVIDED, That if the court finds that the tenant made a complaint or report to a governmental authority within one hundred twenty days after notice of a proposed increase in rent or other action in good faith by the landlord, there is a rebuttable presumption that the complaint or report was not made in good faith: PROVIDED FURTHER, That no presumption against the landlord shall arise under this section, with respect to an increase in rent, if the landlord, in a notice to the tenant of increase in rent, specifies reasonable grounds for said increase, which grounds may include a substantial increase in market value due to remedial action under this chapter.[ 1999 c 359 § 9; 1984 c 58 § 3; 1980 c 152 § 6.]NOTES:Severability—1984 c 58: See note following RCW 59.20.200.
WA Rev Code § 59.20.095 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.20.095 - Short-term rental agreements for recreational vehicles.

RCW 59.20.095 Short-term rental agreements for recreational vehicles.Any landlord who has complied with the notice requirements under RCW 59.20.080(1)(e) may provide a short-term rental agreement for a recreational vehicle for any mobile home lot or space that is vacant at the time of or becomes vacant after the notice of closure or conversion is provided. The rental agreement term for such recreational vehicles must be for no longer than the date on which the mobile home park is officially closed. Any short-term rental agreement provided under this section is not subject to the provisions of this chapter. For purposes of this section, a "recreational vehicle" does not mean a park model.[ 2019 c 342 § 7.]
WA Rev Code § 59.20.100 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.20.100 - Improvements.

RCW 59.20.100 Improvements.Improvements, except a natural lawn, purchased and installed by a tenant on a mobile home lot shall remain the property of the tenant even though affixed to or in the ground and may be removed or disposed of by the tenant prior to the termination of the tenancy: PROVIDED, That a tenant shall leave the mobile home lot in substantially the same or better condition than upon taking possession.[ 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 10.]
WA Rev Code § 59.20.110 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.20.110 - Attorney's fees and costs.

RCW 59.20.110 Attorney's fees and costs.In any action arising out of this chapter, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and costs.[ 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 11.]
WA Rev Code § 59.20.120 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.20.120 - Venue.

RCW 59.20.120 Venue.Venue for any action arising under this chapter shall be in the district or superior court of the county in which the mobile home lot is located.[ 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 12.]
WA Rev Code § 59.20.134 (2021)
2021 Revised Code of Washington|Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant|Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act.|59.20.134 - Written receipts for payments made by tenant.

RCW 59.20.134 Written receipts for payments made by tenant.(1) A landlord shall provide a written receipt for any payment made by a tenant in the form of cash.(2) A landlord shall provide, upon the request of a tenant, a written receipt for any payments made by the tenant in a form other than cash.[ 2011 c 168 § 1.]