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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.21 - Mobile Home Relocation Assistance. › 59.21.906 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 59.21.906
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 § 141.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.22 - Office of Mobile/manufactured Home Relocation Assistance—Resident-Owned Mobile Home Parks. › 59.22.010 - Legislative findings.

RCW 59.22.010
Legislative findings.
(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, as well as turnover in ownership, has resulted in mobile home park living becoming unaffordable to the low income, elderly, poor and infirmed, resulting in increased numbers of homeless persons, and persons who must look to public housing and public programs, increasing the burden on the state to meet the housing needs of its residents;
(b) That state government can play a vital role in addressing the problems confronted by mobile home park residents by providing assistance which makes it possible for mobile home park residents to acquire the mobile home parks in which they reside and convert them to resident ownership; and
(c) That to accomplish this purpose, information and technical support shall be made available through the department subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose.
(2) Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature, in order to maintain low-cost housing in mobile home parks to benefit the low income, elderly, poor and infirmed, to encourage and facilitate the conversion of mobile home parks to resident ownership, to protect low-income mobile home park residents from both physical and economic displacement, to obtain a high level of private financing for mobile home park conversions, and to help establish acceptance for resident-owned mobile home parks in the private market.
[ 2011 c 158 § 1; 1995 c 399 § 154; 1987 c 482 § 1.]
NOTES:
Transfer of residual funds to manufactured home installation training account—2011 c 158: See note following RCW 43.22A.100.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.22 - Office of Mobile/manufactured Home Relocation Assistance—Resident-Owned Mobile Home Parks. › 59.22.032 - Loans for mobile home park conversion costs—Resident eligibility—Flexible repayment terms.

RCW 59.22.032
Loans for mobile home park conversion costs—Resident eligibility—Flexible repayment terms.
(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) The department may make loans to low-income residents of mobile home parks converted to resident ownership or which plan to convert to resident ownership. The purpose of providing loans under this subsection is to reduce the monthly housing costs for low-income residents to an affordable level. The department may establish flexible repayment terms for loans provided under this subsection if the terms are necessary to reduce the monthly housing costs for low-income residents to an affordable level, and do not represent an unacceptable risk. Flexible repayment terms may include, but are not limited to, graduated payment schedules with negative amortization.
[ 2012 c 198 § 18; 1993 c 66 § 10.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2012 c 198: See note following RCW 70A.15.5110.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.22 - Office of Mobile/manufactured Home Relocation Assistance—Resident-Owned Mobile Home Parks. › 59.22.034 - Loan duration—Rate of interest—Security—Administration of loan.

RCW 59.22.034
Loan duration—Rate of interest—Security—Administration of loan.
(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 note, deed of trust, assignment of lease, or other form of security on real or personal property which the department determines is adequate to protect the interests of the state. To the extent applicable, the documents evidencing the security shall be recorded or referenced in a recorded document in the office of the county auditor of the county in which the mobile home park is located.
(4) The department may contract with private lenders, nonprofit organizations, or units of local government to provide program administration and to service loans made under this chapter.
[ 2012 c 198 § 19; 1993 c 66 § 11.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2012 c 198: See note following RCW 70A.15.5110.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.22 - Office of Mobile/manufactured Home Relocation Assistance—Resident-Owned Mobile Home Parks. › 59.22.036 - Requirements for financing approval—Department's duties.

RCW 59.22.036
Requirements for financing approval—Department's duties.
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 be involuntarily displaced as a result of the park conversion, or the impacts of displacement will be mitigated so as not to impose a hardship on the displaced resident;
(3) Projected costs and sources of funds for conversion activities;
(4) A projected operating budget for the park during and after conversion; and
(5) A management plan for the conversion and operation of the park.
[ 1993 c 66 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.22 - Office of Mobile/manufactured Home Relocation Assistance—Resident-Owned Mobile Home Parks. › 59.22.038 - Eligibility for loans—Amount of loans—Determining factors.

RCW 59.22.038
Eligibility for loans—Amount of loans—Determining factors.
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 and affordable mobile home park spaces in the general area;
(3) The adequacy of the management plan for the conversion and operation of the park; and
(4) Other factors established by the department by rule.
[ 1993 c 66 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.22 - Office of Mobile/manufactured Home Relocation Assistance—Resident-Owned Mobile Home Parks. › 59.22.039 - Technical assistance for mobile home park conversion.

RCW 59.22.039
Technical assistance for mobile home park conversion.
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 require the department to act in a representative capacity, or the drafting of documents affecting legal or property rights of the parties by the department.
[ 1993 c 66 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.22 - Office of Mobile/manufactured Home Relocation Assistance—Resident-Owned Mobile Home Parks. › 59.22.050 - Office of mobile/manufactured home relocation assistance—Duties.

RCW 59.22.050
Office of mobile/manufactured home relocation assistance—Duties.
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 this specific purpose, provide, either directly or through contracted services, technical assistance to qualified tenant organizations as defined in RCW 59.20.030 and resident organizations or persons in the process of forming a resident organization pursuant to this chapter. The office will keep records of its activities in this area.
(2) Administer the mobile home relocation assistance program established in chapter 59.21 RCW, including verifying the eligibility of tenants for relocation assistance.
[ 2011 c 158 § 2; 2008 c 116 § 6; 2007 c 432 § 9; 1991 c 327 § 3; (2005 c 429 § 9 expired December 31, 2005); 1989 c 294 § 1; 1988 c 280 § 2.]
NOTES:
Transfer of residual funds to manufactured home installation training account—2011 c 158: See note following RCW 43.22A.100.
Findings—Intent—Severability—2008 c 116: See notes following RCW 59.20.300.
Registration assessments—2005 c 429: "Any amount assessed under section 7(2), chapter 429, Laws of 2005 that remains uncollected on December 31, 2005, shall be collected under the terms of section 7, chapter 429, Laws of 2005 as it existed before December 31, 2005." [ 2005 c 429 § 10.]
Effective date—2005 c 429: "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 [May 13, 2005]." [ 2005 c 429 § 11.]
Expiration date—2005 c 429: "Except for sections 10 and 13 of this act, this act expires December 31, 2005." [ 2005 c 429 § 12.]
Registration assessments—2005 c 429: "Beginning in January 2006, the state treasurer shall transfer any funds remaining in the manufactured/mobile home investigations account under section 8, chapter 429, Laws of 2005 to the mobile home affairs account under RCW 59.22.070 for the purposes under RCW 59.22.050. All funds collected by the department under section 10, chapter 429, Laws of 2005 shall be transferred to the state treasurer for deposit into the mobile home affairs account." [ 2005 c 429 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.22 - Office of Mobile/manufactured Home Relocation Assistance—Resident-Owned Mobile Home Parks. › 59.22.901 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 59.22.901
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 § 142.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.24 - Rental Security Deposit Guarantee Program. › 59.24.010 - Legislative findings.

RCW 59.24.010
Legislative findings.
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 impossible for the temporarily homeless person or family to meet because their savings are depleted due, for example, to purchasing temporary shelter in a motel when space at an emergency shelter was not available. A program to guarantee the security deposit for the temporarily homeless person or family will help the poor in this state achieve adequate permanent shelter.
[ 1988 c 237 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.24 - Rental Security Deposit Guarantee Program. › 59.24.020 - Program established—Grants—Eligible participants.

RCW 59.24.020
Program established—Grants—Eligible participants.
(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 defined in RCW 35.82.030, who operate emergency housing shelters or transitional housing programs. The grants are to be used for the payment of residential rental security deposits under this chapter. The technical assistance is to help the local government or nonprofit corporation apply for grants and carry out the program. In order to be eligible for grants under this program, the recipient local government or nonprofit corporation shall provide fifteen percent of the total amount needed for the security deposit. The security deposit may include last month's rent where such rent is required as a normal practice by the landlord.
(2) The grants and matching funds shall be placed by the recipient local government or nonprofit corporation in a revolving loan fund and deposited in a bank or savings institution in an account that is separate from all other funds of the recipient. The funds and interest earned on these funds shall be utilized only as collateral to guarantee the payment of a security deposit required by a residential rental property owner as a condition for entering into a rental agreement with a prospective tenant.
(3) Prospective tenants who are eligible to participate in the rental security deposit guarantee program shall be limited to homeless persons or families who are residing in an emergency shelter or transitional housing operated by a local government or a nonprofit corporation, or to families who are temporarily residing in a park, car, or are otherwise without adequate shelter. The local government or nonprofit corporation shall make a determination regarding the person's or family's eligibility to participate in this program and a determination that a local rental unit is available for occupation. A determination of eligibility shall include, but is not limited to: (a) A determination that the person or family is homeless or is in transitional housing; (b) a verification of income and that the person or family can reasonably make the monthly rental payment; and (c) a determination that the person or family does not have the financial resources to make the rental security deposit.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2100; 1995 c 399 § 157; 1988 c 237 § 2.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.24 - Rental Security Deposit Guarantee Program. › 59.24.030 - Contracts required—Terms.

RCW 59.24.030
Contracts required—Terms.
(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 rental property owner. The terms of the contract shall include, but are not limited to, all of the following:
(a) The owner of the rental property shall agree to allow the security deposit to be paid by the tenant over a specified number of months as an addition to the regular rental payment, rather than as a lump sum payment.
(b) Upon execution of the agreement, the local government or nonprofit corporation shall encumber or reserve funds in a special fund created under RCW 59.24.020, as a guarantee of the contract, an amount no less than eighty percent of the outstanding balance of the security deposit owed by the tenant to the landlord.
(c) The tenant shall agree to a payment schedule of a specified number of months in which time the total amount of the required deposit shall be paid to the property owner.
(d) At any time during the operation of the guarantee, the property owner shall make all claims first against amounts of the security deposit actually paid by the tenant and secondly against the guarantee. At no time during or after the tenancy may the property owner make claims against the guarantee in excess of that amount agreed to as the guarantee.
(e) If a deduction from the guarantee fund is required, it may be accomplished only to the extent permitted by the contract and in the manner provided by law, including notice to the legal agency or organization. The tenant shall have no direct use of guarantee funds, including funds which may be referred to as "last month's rent."
(2) The department shall make available to local governments and nonprofit corporations receiving grants under this chapter the forms deemed necessary for the contracts and the determination of eligibility. Local governments and nonprofit corporations may develop and use their own forms as long as the forms meet the requirements specified in this chapter.
[ 1988 c 237 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.24 - Rental Security Deposit Guarantee Program. › 59.24.040 - Authority of grant recipients.

RCW 59.24.040
Authority of grant recipients.
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 expenditure, and the amount may not exceed five percent of the allocation. The staff of the grant recipient shall be responsible for soliciting housing opportunities for low-income homeless persons, coordinating with local low-income rental property owners, making determinations regarding the eligibility of prospective tenants for the program, and providing information to prospective tenants on the tenant-property owner relationship, appropriate treatment of property, and the importance of timely rental payments. The staff of the grant recipient assigned to administer the program shall be reasonably available to property owners and tenants to answer questions or complaints about the program.
[ 1988 c 237 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.24 - Rental Security Deposit Guarantee Program. › 59.24.050 - Rules.

RCW 59.24.050
Rules.
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 local governments and nonprofit corporations; and (3) the criteria local governments and nonprofit corporations shall use in entering into contracts with tenants and rental property owners.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2101; 1995 c 399 § 158; 1988 c 237 § 5.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.24 - Rental Security Deposit Guarantee Program. › 59.24.060 - Sources of funds.

RCW 59.24.060
Sources of funds.
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. Funds from the housing trust fund, chapter 43.185A RCW, up to one hundred thousand dollars, may be used for the rental security deposit guarantee program by the department of commerce, local governments, and nonprofit organizations, provided all the requirements of this chapter and chapter 43.185A RCW are met.
[ 2023 c 275 § 22; 1995 c 399 § 159; 1988 c 237 § 6.]
NOTES:
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.28 - Federally Assisted Housing. › 59.28.010 - Legislative findings—Purpose.

RCW 59.28.010
Legislative findings—Purpose.
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) Within the next twenty years, more than twenty-six thousand existing low-income housing units may be lost as a result of the prepayment of mortgages or loans by the owners, or as a result of the expiration of rental assistance contracts. Over three thousand units of federally assisted housing have already been lost and an additional nine thousand units may be lost within the next two and one-half years.
(3) Recent reductions in federal housing assistance and tax benefits related to low-income housing make it uncertain whether additional units of federally assisted housing will be built or that those lost will be replaced.
(4) The loss of federally assisted housing will adversely affect current tenants and lead to their displacement. It will also drastically reduce the supply of affordable housing in our communities.
It is the purpose of this chapter to preserve federally assisted housing in the state of Washington and to minimize the involuntary displacement of tenants currently residing in such housing.
[ 1989 c 188 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.28 - Federally Assisted Housing. › 59.28.020 - Definitions.

RCW 59.28.020
Definitions.
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 secretary of agriculture under:
(a) Section 8 of the United States housing act of 1937, as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437f);
(b) Section 101 of the housing and urban development act of 1965, as amended (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1701s);
(c) The following sections of the national housing act:
(i) Section 202 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1701q);
(ii) Section 213 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1715e);
(iii) Section 221(d) (3) and (4) (12 U.S.C. Sec. 17151(d) (3) and (4));
(iv) Section 223(f) (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1715n(f));
(v) Section 231 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1715v); or
(vi) Section 236 (12 U.S.C. Sec. 1715z-1); and
(d) The following sections of the housing act of 1949, as amended:
(i) Section 514 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1484);
(ii) Section 515 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1485);
(iii) Section 516 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1486);
(iv) Section 521(a)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1490a(a)(1)); or
(v) Section 521(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1490a(a)(2)).
(2) "Rental agreement" means any agreement that establishes or modifies the terms, conditions, rules, regulations, or any other provision concerning the use and occupancy of a federally assisted housing unit.
(3) "Owner" means the current or subsequent owner or owners of federally assisted housing.
(4) "Low-income use restrictions" means any federal, state, or local statute, rule, regulation, ordinance, or contract which, as a condition of receipt of any federal, state, or local financial assistance, establishes maximum limitations on tenant income as a condition of eligibility for occupancy of the units within a development, imposes any restrictions on the maximum rents that could be charged for any of the units within a development, or requires that rent for any of the units within a development be reviewed by any governmental body or agency before the rents are implemented.
(5) "Prepayment" means the payment in full or refinancing of the federally insured or federally held mortgage or loan prior to its original maturity date, or the voluntary cancellation of mortgage insurance, if that would have the effect of terminating any low-income use restrictions.
(6) "Public housing agency" means any state or local agency or nonprofit entity that is authorized to administer tenant-based rental assistance under federal, state, or local law.
[ 2000 c 255 § 1; 1989 c 188 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.28 - Federally Assisted Housing. › 59.28.030 - Contracts—Expiration or termination—Notice—Applicability.

RCW 59.28.030
Contracts—Expiration or termination—Notice—Applicability.
(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 federally assisted housing shall not be required to give notice of a prepayment under this chapter, if the owner has: (a) Entered into an agreement with a federal, state, or local agency continuing existing, or imposing new, low-income use restrictions for at least twenty years that ensure that the tenants residing in the development at the time of prepayment are not involuntarily displaced except for good cause and that the housing will continue to serve very low and low-income families and persons in need of affordable housing; and (b) served notice of the agreement on the clerk of the city, or county if in an unincorporated area, in which the property is located, on any public housing agency that would be responsible for administering tenant-based rental assistance to persons who would otherwise be displaced from this housing, and on the department of commerce by regular and certified mail and posted a copy of the agreement in a conspicuous place at the development where it is likely to be seen by the tenants. The posted agreement shall be maintained intact and in legible form for the life of the agreement.
(3) An owner of federally assisted housing is not required to give notice that a rental assistance contract is expiring if: (a) The owner has entered into an agreement with the United States department of housing and urban development or other federal, state, or local agency to renew the rental assistance contract for a minimum of five years subject to the availability of adequate appropriations; (b) the agreement itself does not expire in less than twelve months; and (c) the owner has served written notice of the agreement on the clerk of the city, or county if in an unincorporated area, in which the property is located, on any public housing agency that would be responsible for administering tenant-based rental assistance to persons who would otherwise be displaced from this housing, and on the department of commerce, by regular and certified mail and posted these notices in a conspicuous place at the development where they are likely to be seen by the tenants. The posted notices shall be maintained intact and in legible form for the life of the agreement to renew the rental assistance contract.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2103; 2000 c 255 § 2; 1989 c 188 § 3.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.28 - Federally Assisted Housing. › 59.28.040 - Notice of expiration or prepayment—Owner's duty.

RCW 59.28.040
Notice of expiration or prepayment—Owner's duty.
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 tenant household residing in the housing, on the clerk of the city, or clerk of the county legislative authority if in an unincorporated area, in which the property is located, on any public housing agency that would be responsible for administering tenant-based rental assistance to persons who would otherwise be displaced from this housing, and on the department of commerce, by regular and certified mail. All owners of federally assisted housing shall also serve written notice of the anticipated expiration or prepayment date on each tenant household that moves into the housing after the initial notice has been given, but before the expiration of the rental assistance contract or prepayment of the mortgage or loan. This notice shall be given before a new tenant is asked to execute a rental agreement or required to pay any deposits.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2104; 2002 c 30 § 3; 2000 c 255 § 3; 1995 c 399 § 160; 1989 c 188 § 4.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.28 - Federally Assisted Housing. › 59.28.050 - Owner's rights—Public regulatory powers—Applicability.

RCW 59.28.050
Owner's rights—Public regulatory powers—Applicability.
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 upon the city or county clerk or upon the department of commerce.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2105; 1995 c 399 § 161; 1989 c 188 § 5.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.28 - Federally Assisted Housing. › 59.28.070 - Removal of tenants—Notice of expiration or prepayment—Timing.

RCW 59.28.070
Removal of tenants—Notice of expiration or prepayment—Timing.
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 of any federally assisted housing unit, except as authorized by the federal assistance program applicable to the project, prior to expiration or prepayment of the rental assistance contract or mortgage or loan.
[ 1989 c 188 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.28 - Federally Assisted Housing. › 59.28.080 - Rent increase—Notice of expiration or prepayment—Timing.

RCW 59.28.080
Rent increase—Notice of expiration or prepayment—Timing.
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 assisted housing unit, or the share of the rent paid by the tenant, above the amount authorized by the federal assistance program applicable to the project prior to expiration or prepayment of the rental assistance contract or mortgage or loan.
[ 2000 c 255 § 5; 1989 c 188 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.28 - Federally Assisted Housing. › 59.28.090 - Modification of rental agreement—Notice of expiration or prepayment—Timing.

RCW 59.28.090
Modification of rental agreement—Notice of expiration or prepayment—Timing.
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 agreement, except as permitted under the existing rental agreement, prior to expiration or prepayment of the rental assistance contract or mortgage or loan.
[ 1989 c 188 § 9.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.28 - Federally Assisted Housing. › 59.28.100 - Violations—Civil actions—Parties.

RCW 59.28.100
Violations—Civil actions—Parties.
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 under this chapter shall also recover statutory damages of fifty dollars.
[ 2000 c 255 § 6; 1989 c 188 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.28 - Federally Assisted Housing. › 59.28.120 - Department of commerce—Develop and provide information and technical assistance.

RCW 59.28.120
Department of commerce—Develop and provide information and technical assistance.
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 information concerning the legal rights, responsibilities, and options of owners and tenants when an owner intends to prepay a mortgage or loan or terminate a rental assistance contract. This information shall include the name and telephone number of any qualified legal aid program that provides civil legal services to indigent persons and of any other state, regional, or local organization that can be contacted to request additional information about an owner's responsibilities and the rights and options of an affected tenant;
(2) Written information sufficient to enable an owner of federally assisted housing to comply with the notification requirements of this chapter, including the name and address of any public housing agency that would be responsible for administering tenant-based rental assistance to persons who would otherwise be displaced from federally assisted housing; and
(3) Any other information or technical assistance the department determines will further the purposes of this chapter.
[ 2023 c 470 § 2107; 2000 c 255 § 7.]
NOTES:
Explanatory statement—2023 c 470: See note following RCW 10.99.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.28 - Federally Assisted Housing. › 59.28.130 - Eviction of tenant—Restriction.

RCW 59.28.130
Eviction of tenant—Restriction.
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 mortgage or loan is prepaid or the rental assistance contract expires, except as authorized by the federal assistance program applicable to the project prior to prepayment of the mortgage or loan, or expiration of the rental assistance contract.
[ 2000 c 255 § 8.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.28 - Federally Assisted Housing. › 59.28.902 - Effective date—2000 c 255.

RCW 59.28.902
Effective date—2000 c 255.
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 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.30 - Manufactured/mobile Home Communities—Dispute Resolution and Registration. › 59.30.010 - Findings—Purpose—Intent.

RCW 59.30.010
Findings—Purpose—Intent.
(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 can affect the operation of market forces and lead to an inequality of the bargaining position of the parties. Once occupancy has commenced, a tenant may be subject to violations of the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act without an adequate remedy at law. This chapter is created for the purpose of protecting the public, fostering fair and honest competition, and regulating the factors unique to the relationship between the manufactured/mobile home tenant and the manufactured/mobile home community landlord.
(2) The legislature finds that taking legal action against a manufactured/mobile home community landlord for violations of the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act can be a costly and lengthy process, and that many people cannot afford to pursue a court process to vindicate statutory rights. Manufactured/mobile home community landlords will also benefit by having access to a process that resolves disputes quickly and efficiently.
(3)(a) Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to provide an equitable as well as a less costly and more efficient way for manufactured/mobile home tenants and manufactured/mobile home community landlords to resolve disputes, and to provide a mechanism for state authorities to quickly locate manufactured/mobile home community landlords.
(b) The legislature intends to authorize the department of revenue to register manufactured/mobile home communities and collect a registration fee.
(c) The legislature intends to authorize the attorney general to:
(i) Produce and distribute educational materials regarding the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program created in RCW 59.30.030;
(ii) Administer the dispute resolution program by taking complaints, conducting investigations, making determinations, issuing fines and other penalties, and participating in administrative dispute resolutions, when necessary, when there are alleged violations of the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act; and
(iii) Collect and annually report upon data related to disputes and violations, and make recommendations on modifying chapter 59.20 RCW, to the appropriate committees of the legislature.
[ 2011 c 298 § 29; 2007 c 431 § 1.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Intent—Agency transfer—Contracting—Effective date—2011 c 298: See notes following RCW 19.02.020.
Implementation—2007 c 431: "The attorney general may take the necessary steps to ensure that this act is implemented on its effective date." [ 2007 c 431 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.30 - Manufactured/mobile Home Communities—Dispute Resolution and Registration. › 59.30.060 - Database.

RCW 59.30.060
Database.
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 manufactured/mobile home lot within the manufactured/mobile home community that is subject to chapter 59.20 RCW, which must be made available to the attorney general and the department of commerce in a format to be determined by a collaborative agreement between the department and the attorney general.
[ 2011 c 298 § 32; 2007 c 431 § 7.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Intent—Agency transfer—Contracting—Effective date—2011 c 298: See notes following RCW 19.02.020.
Implementation—2007 c 431: See note following RCW 59.30.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.30 - Manufactured/mobile Home Communities—Dispute Resolution and Registration. › 59.30.070 - Manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program account.

RCW 59.30.070
Manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program account.
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 used only for the costs associated with administering the manufactured/mobile home dispute resolution program. Only the attorney general or the attorney general's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.
[ 2007 c 431 § 8.]
NOTES:
Implementation—2007 c 431: See note following RCW 59.30.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.30 - Manufactured/mobile Home Communities—Dispute Resolution and Registration. › 59.30.080 - Immunity from suit.

RCW 59.30.080
Immunity from suit.
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 their intentional or willful misconduct.
[ 2007 c 431 § 5.]
NOTES:
Implementation—2007 c 431: See note following RCW 59.30.010.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.30 - Manufactured/mobile Home Communities—Dispute Resolution and Registration. › 59.30.090 - Unpaid fees—Warrant—Interest—Lien.

RCW 59.30.090
Unpaid fees—Warrant—Interest—Lien.
(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 is issued until the date of payment.
(2) Interest must be computed on a daily basis on the amount of outstanding registration assessment and delinquency fee imposed under RCW 59.30.050 at the rate as computed under RCW 82.32.050(2). The rate so computed must be adjusted on the first day of January of each year for use in computing interest for that calendar year. Interest must be deposited in the business license account created in RCW 19.02.210.
(3) The department may file a copy of the warrant with the clerk of the superior court of any county of the state in which real or personal property of the owner of the manufactured/mobile home community may be found. The clerk is entitled to a filing fee under RCW 36.18.012(10). Upon filing, the clerk must enter in the judgment docket the name of the owner of the manufactured/mobile home community mentioned in the warrant and the amount of the registration assessment and delinquency fee, or portion thereof, and any increases and penalties for which the warrant is issued, and the date when the copy is filed.
(4) The amount of the warrant so docketed becomes a lien upon the title to, and interest in, all real and personal property of the owner of the manufactured/mobile home community against whom the warrant is issued the same as a judgment in a civil case duly docketed in the office of the clerk. The warrant so docketed is sufficient to support the issuance of writs of garnishment in favor of the state in the manner provided by law in the case of judgments wholly or partially unsatisfied.
(5) The lien is not superior to bona fide interests of third persons that had vested prior to the filing of the warrant. The phrase "bona fide interests of third persons" does not include any mortgage of real or personal property or any other credit transaction that results in the mortgagee or the holder of the security acting as trustee for unsecured creditors of the owner of the manufactured/mobile home community mentioned in the warrant who executed the chattel or real property mortgage or the document evidencing the credit transaction.
[ 2013 c 144 § 43; 2011 c 298 § 33.]
NOTES:
Purpose—Intent—Agency transfer—Contracting—Effective date—2011 c 298: See notes following RCW 19.02.020.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 60 - Liens › RCW Dispositions › 60.11 CROP LIENS

Sections
60.11.9001 Transition rule for existing filings.
[2000 c 250 § 1.]
Repealed by 2001 c 32 § 54, effective July 1, 2001.
60.11.902 Severability-1986 c 242.
[1986 c 242 § 19.]
Decodified by the code reviser, July 2016.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 60 - Liens › RCW Dispositions › 60.14 LIEN FOR AGRICULTURAL DUSTING OR SPRAYING

Sections
60.14.010 Liens authorized.
[1955 c 217 § 1.]
Repealed by 1986 c 242 § 17, effective January 1, 1987.
60.14.020 Claim of lien — Filing — Contents — Foreclosure.
[1955 c 217 § 2.]
Repealed by 1986 c 242 § 17, effective January 1, 1987.
60.14.030 Limitation of action to foreclose — Costs.
[1955 c 217 § 3.]
Repealed by 1986 c 242 § 17, effective January 1, 1987.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 60 - Liens › RCW Dispositions › 60.20 LABOR AND MATERIAL LIENS FOR IMPROVING PROPERTY WITH NURSERY STOCK

Sections
60.20.010 Liens authorized.
[1943 c 18 § 1; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 1148-1.]
Repealed by 1991 c 281 § 31, effective April 1, 1992.
60.20.020 Priority over encumbrances.
[1943 c 18 § 2; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 1148-2.]
Repealed by 1991 c 281 § 31, effective April 1, 1992.
60.20.030 Claim of lien — Contents — Joint claims.
[1955 c 239 § 1; 1943 c 18 § 3; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 1148-3.]
Repealed by 1991 c 281 § 31, effective April 1, 1992.
60.20.040 Recording and indexing liens.
[1943 c 18 § 4; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 1148-4.]
Repealed by 1991 c 281 § 31, effective April 1, 1992.
60.20.050 Rank and priority of liens.
[1943 c 18 § 5; Rem. Supp. 1943 § 1148-5.]
Repealed by 1991 c 281 § 31, effective April 1, 1992.
60.20.060 Foreclosure — Costs.
[1943 c 18 § 6: Rem. Supp. 1943 § 1148-6.]
Repealed by 1991 c 281 § 31, effective April 1, 1992.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 60 - Liens › RCW Dispositions › 60.22 LIEN FOR FURNISHING FERTILIZERS, PESTICIDES, WEED KILLERS

Sections
60.22.010 Liens authorized — Tenant farmers — Priority — Sale, commingling, disposal of crop.
[1985 c 412 § 9; 1961 c 264 § 1.]
Repealed by 1986 c 242 § 17, effective January 1, 1987.
60.22.020 Claim of lien — Filing — Procedure to foreclose — Time of attachment.
[1977 c 21 § 1; 1961 c 264 § 2.]
Repealed by 1986 c 242 § 17, effective January 1, 1987.
60.22.030 Time for foreclosure — Costs — Attorney's fee.
[1961 c 264 § 3.]
Repealed by 1986 c 242 § 17, effective January 1, 1987.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 60 - Liens › RCW Dispositions › 60.24 LIEN FOR LABOR AND SERVICES ON TIMBER AND LUMBER

Sections
60.24.010 Definitions.
[1893 c 132 § 2, part; RRS § 1163, part.]
Now codified in RCW 60.24.030.
60.24.050 Claims — Contents — Form.
[1893 c 132 § 7; RRS § 1168.]
Now codified as RCW 60.24.075.
60.24.060 Lien for stumpage.
[1893 c 132 § 3; RRS § 1164.]
Now codified as RCW 60.24.035.
60.24.090 Priority of lien.
[1893 c 132 § 4; RRS § 1165.]
Now codified as RCW 60.24.038.