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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.170 - Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant—Deposit by landlord in trust account—Receipt—Claims.

RCW 59.20.170
Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant—Deposit by landlord in trust account—Receipt—Claims.
(1) All moneys paid to the landlord by the tenant as a deposit as security for performance of the tenant's obligations in a rental agreement shall promptly be deposited by the landlord in a trust account, maintained by the landlord for the purpose of holding such security deposits for tenants of the landlord, in a financial institution as defined by *RCW 30.22.041 or licensed escrow agent located in Washington. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, unless otherwise agreed in writing, the landlord shall be entitled to receipt of interest paid on such trust account deposits. The landlord shall provide the tenant with a written receipt for the deposit and shall provide written notice of the name and address and location of the depository and any subsequent change thereof. If during a tenancy the status of landlord is transferred to another, any sums in the deposit trust account affected by such transfer shall simultaneously be transferred to an equivalent trust account of the successor landlord, and the successor landlord shall promptly notify the tenant of the transfer and of the name, address and location of the new depository. The tenant's claim to any moneys paid under this section shall be prior to that of any creditor of the landlord, including a trustee in bankruptcy or receiver, even if such moneys are commingled.
(2) All moneys paid, in excess of two months' rent on the mobile home lot, to the landlord by the tenant as a deposit as security for performance of the tenant's obligations in a rental agreement shall be deposited into an interest-bearing trust account for the particular tenant. The interest accruing on the deposit in the account, minus fees charged to administer the account, shall be paid to the tenant on an annual basis. All other provisions of subsection (1) of this section shall apply to deposits under this subsection.
[ 2004 c 136 § 2; 1999 c 359 § 15; 1979 ex.s. c 186 § 12.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 30.22.041 was recodified as RCW 30A.22.041 pursuant to 2014 c 37 § 4, effective January 5, 2015.
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 186: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.180 - Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant—Statement and notice of basis for retention.

RCW 59.20.180
Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant—Statement and notice of basis for retention.
Within fourteen days after the termination of the rental agreement and vacation of the mobile home space, the landlord shall give a full and specific statement of the basis for retaining any of the deposit together with the payment of any refund due the tenant under the terms and conditions of the rental agreement. No portion of any deposit shall be withheld on account of wear resulting from ordinary use of the mobile home space.
The statement shall be delivered to the tenant personally or by mail to the last known address. If the landlord fails to give such statement together with any refund due the tenant within the time limits specified above such landlord shall be liable to the tenant for the full amount of the refund due.
Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the landlord from proceeding against, and the landlord shall have the right to proceed against a tenant to recover sums exceeding the amount of the tenant's damage or security deposit for damage to the property for which the tenant is responsible.
[ 1984 c 58 § 11; 1979 ex.s. c 186 § 13.]
NOTES:
Severability—1984 c 58: See note following RCW 59.20.200.
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 186: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.190 - Health and sanitation standards—Penalties.

RCW 59.20.190
Health and sanitation standards—Penalties.
All state board of health rules applicable to the health and sanitation of mobile home parks shall be enforced by the city, county, city-county, or district health officer of the jurisdiction in which the mobile home park is located, upon notice of a violation to such health officer. Failure to remedy the violation after enforcement efforts are made may result in a fine being imposed on the park owner, or tenant as may be applicable, by the enforcing governmental body of up to one hundred dollars per day, depending on the degree of risk of injury or illness to persons in or around the park.
[ 2011 c 27 § 2; 1988 c 126 § 1; 1981 c 304 § 22.]
NOTES:
Severability—1981 c 304: See note following RCW 26.16.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.200 - Landlord—Failure to carry out duties—Notice from tenant—Time limits for landlord's remedial action.

RCW 59.20.200
Landlord—Failure to carry out duties—Notice from tenant—Time limits for landlord's remedial action.
If at any time during the tenancy the landlord fails to carry out the duties required by RCW 59.20.130, the tenant may, in addition to pursuit of remedies otherwise provided the tenant by law, deliver written notice to the landlord, which notice shall specify the property involved, the name of the owner, if known, and the nature of the defective condition. For the purposes of this chapter, a reasonable time for the landlord to commence remedial action after receipt of such notice by the tenant shall be, except where circumstances are beyond the landlord's control;
(1) Not more than twenty-four hours, where the defective condition is imminently hazardous to life;
(2) Not more than forty-eight hours, where the landlord fails to provide water, electricity, or sewer or septic service to the extent required under RCW 59.20.130(6);
(3) Subject to the provisions of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, not more than seven days in the case of a repair under RCW 59.20.130(3);
(4) Not more than thirty days in all other cases.
In each instance the burden shall be on the landlord to see that remedial work under this section is completed with reasonable promptness.
Where circumstances beyond the landlord's control, including the availability of financing, prevent the landlord from complying with the time limitations set forth in this section, the landlord shall endeavor to remedy the defective condition with all reasonable speed.
[ 2012 c 213 § 5; 1984 c 58 § 6.]
NOTES:
Severability—1984 c 58: "If any provision of this act or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act or the application of the provision to other persons or circumstances is not affected." [ 1984 c 58 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.220 - Landlord—Failure to carry out duties—Judgment by court or arbitrator for diminished rental value and repair costs—Enforcement of judgment—Reduction in rent.

RCW 59.20.220
Landlord—Failure to carry out duties—Judgment by court or arbitrator for diminished rental value and repair costs—Enforcement of judgment—Reduction in rent.
(1) If a court or an arbitrator determines that:
(a) A landlord has failed to carry out a duty or duties imposed by RCW 59.20.130; and
(b) A reasonable time has passed for the landlord to remedy the defective condition following notice to the landlord under RCW 59.20.200 or such other time as may be allotted by the court or arbitrator; the court or arbitrator may determine the diminution in rental value of the property due to the defective condition and shall render judgment against the landlord for the rent paid in excess of such diminished rental value from the time of notice of such defect to the time of decision and any costs of repair done pursuant to RCW 59.20.210 for which no deduction has been previously made. Such decisions may be enforced as other judgments at law and shall be available to the tenant as a set-off against any existing or subsequent claims of the landlord.
The court or arbitrator may also authorize the tenant to contract to make further corrective repairs. The court or arbitrator shall specify a time period in which the landlord may make such repairs before the tenant may contract for such repairs. Such repairs shall not exceed the sum expressed in dollars representing one month's rental of the tenant's mobile home space in any one calendar year.
(2) The tenant shall not be obligated to pay rent in excess of the diminished rental value of the mobile home space until such defect or defects are corrected by the landlord or until the court or arbitrator determines otherwise.
[ 1999 c 359 § 17; 1984 c 58 § 9.]
NOTES:
Severability—1984 c 58: See note following RCW 59.20.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.230 - Defective condition—Unfeasible to remedy defect—Termination of tenancy.

RCW 59.20.230
Defective condition—Unfeasible to remedy defect—Termination of tenancy.
If a court or arbitrator determines a defective condition as described in RCW 59.20.130 to be so substantial that it is unfeasible for the landlord to remedy the defect within the time allotted by RCW 59.20.200, and that the tenant should not remain on the mobile home space in its defective condition, the court or arbitrator may authorize the termination of the tenancy. The court or arbitrator shall set a reasonable time for the tenant to vacate the premises.
[ 1984 c 58 § 10.]
NOTES:
Severability—1984 c 58: See note following RCW 59.20.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.240 - Payment of rent condition to exercising remedies.

RCW 59.20.240
Payment of rent condition to exercising remedies.
The tenant shall be current in the payment of rent including all utilities which the tenant has agreed in the rental agreement to pay before exercising any of the remedies accorded the tenant under the provisions of this chapter: PROVIDED, That this section shall not be construed as limiting the tenant's civil remedies for negligent or intentional damages: PROVIDED FURTHER, That this section shall not be construed as limiting the tenant's right in an unlawful detainer proceeding to raise the defense that there is no rent due and owing.
[ 1984 c 58 § 7.]
NOTES:
Severability—1984 c 58: See note following RCW 59.20.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.250 - Mediation of disputes by independent third party.

RCW 59.20.250
Mediation of disputes by independent third party.
The landlord and tenant may agree in writing to submit any dispute arising under this chapter or under the terms, conditions, or performance of the rental agreement to mediation by an independent third party or to settle the dispute through industry mediation procedures. The parties may agree to submit any dispute to mediation before exercising their right to arbitration under RCW 59.20.260.
[ 1984 c 58 § 12.]
NOTES:
Severability—1984 c 58: See note following RCW 59.20.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.260 - Arbitration—Authorized—Selection of arbitrator—Procedure.

RCW 59.20.260
Arbitration—Authorized—Selection of arbitrator—Procedure.
(1) The landlord and tenant may agree in writing to submit a controversy arising under this chapter to arbitration. The agreement shall contain the name of the arbitrator agreed upon by the parties or the process for selecting the arbitrator.
(2) The arbitration shall be administered under this chapter and chapter 7.04A RCW.
[ 2005 c 433 § 47; 1984 c 58 § 13.]
NOTES:
Application—Captions not law—Savings—Effective date—2005 c 433: See RCW 7.04A.290 through 7.04A.310 and 7.04A.900.
Severability—1984 c 58: See note following RCW 59.20.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.270 - Arbitration—Application—Hearings—Decisions.

RCW 59.20.270
Arbitration—Application—Hearings—Decisions.
(1) If the landlord and tenant agree to submit the matter to arbitration, the parties shall complete an application for arbitration and deliver it to the selected arbitrator.
(2) The arbitrator shall schedule a hearing to be held no later than ten days following receipt of the application.
(3) Reasonable notice of the hearings shall be given to the parties, who shall appear and be heard either in person, by counsel, or by other representative. Hearings shall be informal and the rules of evidence prevailing in judicial proceedings shall not be binding. Hearings may be public or private. The proceedings may be recorded. Any oral or documentary evidence and other data deemed relevant by the arbitrator may be received in evidence. The arbitrator may administer oaths, issue subpoenas, and require the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, contracts, agreements, and documents deemed by the arbitrator to be material to a just determination of the issues in dispute. If a person refuses to obey a subpoena or refuses to be sworn to testify, or any witness, party, or attorney is guilty of any contempt while in attendance at any hearing held under this section, the arbitrator may invoke the jurisdiction of any district or superior court, and the court shall have jurisdiction to issue an appropriate order. Failure to obey the order may be punished by the court as contempt.
(4) Within five days after the hearing, the arbitrator shall make a written decision upon the issues presented. A copy of the decision shall be mailed by certified mail or otherwise delivered to the parties or their designated representatives. The decision of the arbitrator shall be final and binding upon all parties.
(5) If a dispute exists affecting more than one tenant in a similar manner, the arbitrator may with the consent of the parties consolidate the cases into a single proceeding.
(6) Decisions of the arbitrator shall be enforced or appealed under chapter 7.04A RCW.
[ 2005 c 433 § 48; 1984 c 58 § 14.]
NOTES:
Application—Captions not law—Savings—Effective date—2005 c 433: See RCW 7.04A.290 through 7.04A.310 and 7.04A.900.
Severability—1984 c 58: See note following RCW 59.20.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.280 - Arbitration—Fee.

RCW 59.20.280
Arbitration—Fee.
The administrative fee for this arbitration procedure shall be established by agreement of the parties and the arbitrator and, unless otherwise allocated by the arbitrator, shall be shared equally by the parties. However, upon either party signing an affidavit to the effect that the party is unable to pay the share of the fee, that portion of the fee may be waived or deferred.
[ 1984 c 58 § 15.]
NOTES:
Severability—1984 c 58: See note following RCW 59.20.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.290 - Arbitration—Completion of arbitration after giving notice.

RCW 59.20.290
Arbitration—Completion of arbitration after giving notice.
When a party gives notice of intent to arbitrate by giving reasonable notice to the other party, that party shall, at the same time, arrange for arbitration of the grievance in the manner provided for in this chapter. The arbitration shall be completed before the rental due date next occurring after the giving of notice under this section, but in no event shall the arbitrator have less than ten days to complete the arbitration process.
[ 1984 c 58 § 16.]
NOTES:
Severability—1984 c 58: See note following RCW 59.20.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.305 - Manufactured/mobile home communities—Good faith negotiations—Notice of intent to purchase or lease.

RCW 59.20.305
Manufactured/mobile home communities—Good faith negotiations—Notice of intent to purchase or lease.
A landlord intending to sell or lease a manufactured/mobile home community or the property on which it sits is required to negotiate in good faith with qualified tenant organizations and eligible organizations. Any qualified tenant organization or eligible organization that submits a notice of intent to purchase or lease a manufactured/mobile home community or the property on which it sits pursuant to RCW 59.20.320 and 59.20.325 is required to negotiate in good faith with the landlord intending to sell or lease the manufactured/mobile home community or property on which it sits, including notifying the owner promptly if conditions change and there is no longer any intent to purchase or lease the manufactured/mobile home community or the property on which it sits.
[ 2023 c 40 § 13; 2008 c 116 § 5.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2023 c 40: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
Findings—Intent—Severability—2008 c 116: See notes following RCW 59.20.300.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.310 - Unlawful detainer action—Limited dissemination.

RCW 59.20.310
Unlawful detainer action—Limited dissemination.
(1) A court may order an unlawful detainer action to be of limited dissemination for one or more persons if: (a) The court finds that the plaintiff's case was sufficiently without basis in fact or law; (b) the tenancy was reinstated by the court; or (c) other good cause exists for limiting dissemination of the unlawful detainer action.
(2) An order to limit dissemination of an unlawful detainer action must be in writing.
(3) When an order for limited dissemination of an unlawful detainer action has been entered with respect to a person, a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited, or (b) use the unlawful detainer action as a factor in determining any score or recommendation to be included in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited.
[ 2019 c 390 § 18; 2019 c 342 § 9.]
NOTES:
Contingent effective date—2019 c 390 §§ 17 and 18: See note following RCW 59.20.060.
Finding—Intent—2019 c 390: See note following RCW 59.21.005.
Tax preference performance statement and expiration—2019 c 390: See note following RCW 84.36.560.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.320 - Manufactured/mobile home communities—Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase—Prohibited.

RCW 59.20.320
Manufactured/mobile home communities—Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase—Prohibited.
No county, city, town, or municipality of any class may enact, maintain, or enforce ordinances or other provisions that regulate the same matters in RCW 59.20.325 through 59.20.345. Local laws and ordinances that regulate the same matters as in RCW 59.20.325 through 59.20.345 shall not be enacted and are preempted and repealed, regardless of the nature of the code, charter, or home rule status of such city, town, county, or municipality, except for those local laws already in effect before May 1, 2023.
[ 2023 c 40 § 7.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2023 c 40: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.325 - Manufactured/mobile home communities—Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase.

RCW 59.20.325
Manufactured/mobile home communities—Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase.
(1) An owner shall give written notice of an opportunity to compete to purchase indicating the owner's interest in selling the manufactured/mobile home community before the owner markets the manufactured/mobile home community for sale or includes the sale of the manufactured/mobile home community in a multiple listing, and when the owner receives an offer to purchase that the owner intends to consider.
(2) The owner shall give the notice in subsection (1) of this section by certified mail or personal delivery to:
(a) All tenants of the manufactured/mobile home community;
(b) A qualified tenant organization, if there is an existing qualified tenant organization within the manufactured/mobile home community;
(c) The department of commerce; and
(d) The Washington state housing finance commission.
(3) The notice required in subsection (1) of this section must include:
(a) A statement that the owner is considering selling the manufactured/mobile home community or the property on which it sits;
(b) A statement that the tenants, through a qualified tenant organization representing a majority of the tenants in the community, based on home sites, or an eligible organization, have an opportunity to compete to purchase the manufactured/mobile home community;
(c) A statement that in order to compete to purchase the manufactured/mobile home community, within 70 days after delivery of the notice of the owner's interest in selling the manufactured/mobile home community, the tenants must form or identify a single qualified tenant organization for the purpose of purchasing the manufactured/mobile home community and notify the owner in writing of:
(i) The tenants' interest in competing to purchase the manufactured/mobile home community; and
(ii) The name and contact information of the representative or representatives of the qualified tenant organization with whom the owner may communicate about the purchase; and
(d) A statement that information about purchasing a manufactured/mobile home community is available from the department of commerce.
(4) The representative or representatives of the tenants committee will be able to request park operating expenses described in RCW 59.20.330 from the owner within a 15-day information period following delivery of the qualified tenant organization's notice to the owner indicating interest in competing to purchase the manufactured/mobile home community.
(5) An eligible organization may also compete to purchase and is subject to the same time constraints and applicable conditions as a qualified tenant organization.
[ 2023 c 40 § 8.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2023 c 40: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.340 - Manufactured/mobile home communities—Sale, transfer.

RCW 59.20.340
Manufactured/mobile home communities—Sale, transfer.
(1) With regard to a sale or transfer of a manufactured/mobile home community, RCW 59.20.325 and 59.20.330 do not apply to any:
(a) Sale or transfer to an individual identified in RCW 11.04.015 if the owner of the manufactured/mobile home community dies intestate;
(b) Transfer by gift, devise, or operation of law;
(c) Transfer by a corporation to an affiliate;
(d) Transfer by a partnership to any of its partners;
(e) Transfer among the shareholders who own a manufactured/mobile home community;
(f) Transfer to a member of the owner's family or to a trust for the sole benefit of members of the owner's family;
(g) Sale or transfer of less than a controlling interest in the legal entity that owns the manufactured/mobile home community;
(h) Conveyance of an interest in a manufactured/mobile home community incidental to the financing of the mobile home park;
(i) Sale or transfer between or among joint tenants or tenants in common owning a manufactured/mobile home community;
(j) Bona fide exchange of a manufactured/mobile home community for other real property under section 1031 of the internal revenue code, as long as, at the time the manufactured/mobile home community owner lists the property or receives an offer for the manufactured/mobile home community, the owner has already commenced the exchange by the purchase of a property through a qualified exchange agent. In that circumstance, the owner has a deadline for selling the manufactured/mobile home community in order to gain the 1031 tax benefits; and
(k) Purchase of a manufactured/mobile home community by a governmental entity under the entity's powers of eminent domain.
(2) For the purposes of this section, "affiliate" means an individual, corporation, limited partnership, unincorporated association, or entity that holds any direct or indirect ownership interest in the manufactured/mobile home community, except that the notice and extension of the opportunity to purchase must be granted to a qualified tenant organization or other eligible organization where the majority interest in the ownership of the manufactured/mobile home community or the power, directly or indirectly, to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies over the manufactured/mobile home community, whether through ownership of voting stock, by contract, or otherwise, is sold, transferred, or conveyed to any individual, corporation, limited partnership, unincorporated association, or other entity which has not held such a direct or indirect ownership interest in the manufactured/mobile home community for three or more years.
[ 2023 c 40 § 11.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2023 c 40: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.345 - Manufactured/mobile home communities—Affidavit for notice of opportunity to compete to purchase—Preserve marketability of title.

RCW 59.20.345
Manufactured/mobile home communities—Affidavit for notice of opportunity to compete to purchase—Preserve marketability of title.
(1) An owner may record an affidavit in the county in which the manufactured/mobile home community is located that certifies that the owner has:
(a) Complied with the requirements of RCW 59.20.325 and 59.20.330 with reference to an offer received by the owner for the purchase or transfer of the manufactured/mobile home community or to a counteroffer the owner has made or intends to make;
(b) Not entered into a contract for the sale or transfer of the manufactured/mobile home community to an entity formed by or associated with the tenants.
(2) The following parties have an absolute right to rely on the truth and accuracy of all statements appearing in the affidavit and are not obligated to inquire further as to any matter or fact relating to the owner's compliance with RCW 59.20.325 and 59.20.330:
(a) A party that acquires an interest in a manufactured/mobile home community;
(b) A title insurance company or an attorney that prepares, furnishes, or examines evidence of title.
(3) The purpose and intention of this section is to preserve the marketability of title to manufactured/mobile home communities across the state. Accordingly, this section must be liberally construed so that all persons may rely on the record title to manufactured/mobile home communities.
[ 2023 c 40 § 12.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2023 c 40: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.350 - Manufactured/mobile home communities—Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase—Registry of eligible organizations—Department of commerce to maintain.

RCW 59.20.350
Manufactured/mobile home communities—Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase—Registry of eligible organizations—Department of commerce to maintain.
(1) The department of commerce must maintain a registry of all eligible organizations that submit to the department of commerce a written request to receive notices of opportunity to compete to purchase or lease manufactured/mobile home communities pursuant to RCW 59.20.325. The department of commerce must provide registered eligible organizations with notices of opportunity to compete to purchase once it receives such a notice. The registry must include the following information:
(a) The name and mailing address of the eligible organization; and
(b) A statement that the eligible organization wishes to purchase or lease a manufactured/mobile home community.
(2) The department of commerce must provide a copy of the registry required to be maintained under this section to any person upon request.
[ 2023 c 40 § 14.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2023 c 40: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.355 - Manufactured/mobile home communities—Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase—Failure to comply by owner—Penalty—Civil action.

RCW 59.20.355
Manufactured/mobile home communities—Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase—Failure to comply by owner—Penalty—Civil action.
(1) An owner who sells or transfers a manufactured/mobile home community and willfully fails to comply with RCW 59.20.325, 59.20.330, or 59.20.305 is liable to the state of Washington for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000. This penalty is the exclusive state remedy for a violation of RCW 59.20.325, 59.20.330, or 59.20.305.
(2) The attorney general may bring a civil action in superior court in the name of the state against a landlord under this section to recover the penalty specified in subsection (1) of this section.
[ 2023 c 40 § 15.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2023 c 40: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.360 - Manufactured/mobile home communities—Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase—Exception.

RCW 59.20.360
Manufactured/mobile home communities—Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase—Exception.
RCW 59.20.300, 59.20.305, 59.20.325, 59.20.330, and 59.20.355 do not apply to any sale or transfer of a manufactured/mobile home community to a county in order to reduce conflicting residential uses near military installations.
[ 2023 c 40 § 16.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2023 c 40: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.901 - Effective date—1999 c 359.

RCW 59.20.901
Effective date—1999 c 359.
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 July 1, 1999.
[ 1999 c 359 § 21.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.902 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 59.20.902
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 § 140.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.21 - Mobile Home Relocation Assistance. › 59.21.005 - Declaration—Purpose.

RCW 59.21.005
Declaration—Purpose.
The legislature recognizes that it is quite costly for tenants who own homes in manufactured/mobile home parks to relocate when the park in which they reside is closed or converted to another use. Many such tenants need financial assistance in order to relocate from a manufactured/mobile home park. The purpose of this chapter is to provide a mechanism for assisting manufactured/mobile home tenants to relocate their manufactured/mobile homes to suitable alternative sites or demolish and dispose of their homes and secure alternative housing of their choice.
[ 2021 c 28 § 1; 2019 c 390 § 1; 1995 c 122 § 2; 1991 c 327 § 8.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2019 c 390: "The legislature finds that manufactured housing communities provide significant opportunity for affordable housing, but at the same time, vacancy rates in established communities are very low. Siting a replacement manufactured home on a manufactured housing community lot is basic to a landlord's right to continue in business and to provide opportunity for housing that is needed. Imposing undue burdens and new restrictions for the siting of replacement manufactured homes may deem lots unusable as home sites thus, exacerbating the low vacancy rates and reducing affordable housing opportunities. The legislature intends to provide protection for manufactured housing communities by not prohibiting the siting of a manufactured/mobile home on an existing lot based solely on lack of compliance with the existing separation and setback requirements that regulate distance between such homes." [ 2019 c 390 § 13.]
Tax preference performance statement and expiration—2019 c 390: See note following RCW 84.36.560.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.21 - Mobile Home Relocation Assistance. › 59.21.006 - Declaration—Intent—Purpose—1995 c 122.

RCW 59.21.006
Declaration—Intent—Purpose—1995 c 122.
The legislature recognizes that, in the decision of Guimont et al. v. Clarke, 121 Wn.2d (1993), the Washington supreme court held the mobile home relocation assistance program of chapter 59.21 RCW invalid for its monetary burden on mobile home park-owners. However, during the program's operation, substantial funds were validly collected from mobile home owners and accumulated in the mobile home park relocation fund, created under the program. The legislature intends to utilize those funds for the purposes for which they were collected. The legislature also recognizes that, for a period of almost three years since this state's courts invalidated the program, no such assistance was available. The most needy tenants may have been forced to sell or abandon rather than relocate their homes in the face of park closures. Because the purpose of the program was to assist relocation, those persons should be compensated in a like manner to those who could afford to pay for relocation without assistance. To that end, the legislature has: (1) Repealed RCW 59.21.020, 59.21.035, 59.21.080, 59.21.085, 59.21.095, 59.21.900, 59.21.901, 59.21.902, and 59.21.903; (2) amended RCW 59.21.010, 59.21.030, 59.21.040, 59.21.050, 59.21.070, * 59.21.100, 59.21.110, and 43.84.092; (3) reenacted without amendment RCW 59.21.005 and ** 59.21.105; and (4) added new sections to chapter 59.21 RCW.
[ 1995 c 122 § 1.]
NOTES:
Reviser's note: *(1) RCW 59.21.100 and 59.21.110 were not amended by 1995 c 122.
**(2) RCW 59.21.105 was reenacted and amended by 1995 c 122.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.21 - Mobile Home Relocation Assistance. › 59.21.010 - Definitions.

RCW 59.21.010
Definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
(1) "Assignee" means an individual or entity who has agreed to advance allowable relocation assistance expenses in exchange for the assignment and transfer of a right to reimbursement from the fund.
(2) "Department" means the department of commerce.
(3) "Director" means the director of the department of commerce.
(4) "Fund" means the manufactured/mobile home park relocation fund established under RCW 59.21.050.
(5) "Landlord" or "park-owner" means the owner of the manufactured/mobile home park that is being closed at the time relocation assistance is provided.
(6) "Low-income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than 80 percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size, for the county where the manufactured/mobile home is located.
(7) "Manufactured/mobile home park" or "park" means real property that is rented or held out for rent to others for the placement of two or more manufactured/mobile homes for the primary purpose of production of income, except where the real property is rented or held out for rent for seasonal recreational purpose only and is not intended for year-round occupancy.
(8) "Relocate" means to do one of the following:
(a) Remove a manufactured/mobile home from a manufactured/mobile home park being closed and reinstall it in another location;
(b) Remove a manufactured/mobile home from a manufactured/mobile home park being closed and demolish and dispose of it and secure other housing; or
(c) Remove a manufactured/mobile home from a manufactured/mobile home park being closed by selling or gifting the home to a third party and secure other housing.
(9) "Relocation assistance" means the monetary assistance provided under this chapter, including reimbursement for the costs of relocation as well as cash assistance provided to allow the tenant to secure new housing.
(10) "Tenant" means a person that owns a manufactured/mobile home located on a rented lot in a manufactured/mobile home park.
(11) "Third party" means a person or persons who purchase or are gifted a tenant's home, with the condition they are responsible for removing the home on or prior to the park closure date and relocate the home under subsection (8)(a) or (b) of this section. The third party is not entitled to relocation assistance related to relocation of the purchased or gifted home.
[ 2023 c 259 § 1; 2019 c 390 § 2. Prior: 2009 c 565 § 47; 2002 c 257 § 1; 1998 c 124 § 1; 1995 c 122 § 3; 1991 c 327 § 10; 1990 c 171 § 1; 1989 c 201 § 1.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2019 c 390: See note following RCW 59.21.005.
Tax preference performance statement and expiration—2019 c 390: See note following RCW 84.36.560.
Effective date—2002 c 257: "This act takes effect January 1, 2003." [ 2002 c 257 § 5.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.21 - Mobile Home Relocation Assistance. › 59.21.033 - Notice—Translated versions—Legal or advocacy resource information.

RCW 59.21.033
Notice—Translated versions—Legal or advocacy resource information.
(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 printed form on one letter size paper, eight and one-half by eleven inches, and in an easily readable font size.
(2) The department shall also provide on its website information on where tenants can access legal or advocacy resources, including information on any immigrant and cultural organizations where tenants can receive assistance in their primary language.
[ 2019 c 342 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.21 - Mobile Home Relocation Assistance. › 59.21.040 - Relocation assistance—Exemptions.

RCW 59.21.040
Relocation assistance—Exemptions.
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; (2) the tenant purchased a mobile home already situated in the park or moved a mobile home into the park after a written notice of closure pursuant to RCW 59.20.090 has been given and the person received actual prior notice of the change or closure; or (3) the tenant receives assistance from an outside source that exceeds the maximum amounts of assistance to which a person is entitled under RCW 59.21.021(3), except that a tenant receiving relocation assistance from a landlord pursuant to RCW 59.20.080 remains eligible for the maximum amounts of assistance under this chapter. However, no tenant may be denied relocation assistance under subsection (1) of this section if the tenant has remained on the premises and continued paying rent for a period of at least six months after giving notice of intent to vacate and before receiving formal notice of a closure or change of use.
[ 2023 c 259 § 3; 2023 c 40 § 17; 1998 c 124 § 4; 1995 c 122 § 8; 1989 c 201 § 4.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—2023 c 40: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.21 - Mobile Home Relocation Assistance. › 59.21.050 - Relocation fund—Administration—Tenant's application—Form.

RCW 59.21.050
Relocation fund—Administration—Tenant's application—Form.
(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 specified in RCW 46.17.155 must be used only for relocation assistance awarded under this chapter.
(ii) All moneys received from the fee as specified in RCW 59.30.050 must be used only for the relocation coordination program created in RCW 59.21.120.
(c) Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the fund. All relocation payments to tenants shall be made from the fund. The fund is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but no appropriation is required for expenditures.
(2) A tenant is eligible for relocation assistance under this chapter only after an application is submitted by that tenant or an organization acting on the tenant's account under RCW 59.21.021(5) on a form approved by the director. The application shall include: (a) A copy of the notice from the park-owner, or other adequate proof, that the tenancy is terminated due to closure of the park or its conversion to another use; (b) a copy of the rental agreement then in force, or other proof that the applicant was a tenant at the time of notice of closure; (c) proof of ownership of the home at the time of notice of closure; (d) a statement, on a form approved by the department, of whether the tenant will transfer title of the home to the park-owner or relocate the home within 90 days of receiving relocation assistance; and (e) other information as may be required by the department to process the application.
(3) The department may deduct a percentage amount of the fee collected under RCW 46.17.155 for administration expenses incurred by the department.
[ 2021 c 28 § 3; 2019 c 390 § 5; 2011 c 158 § 7; 2010 c 161 § 1149; 2002 c 257 § 4; 1998 c 124 § 5; 1995 c 122 § 9; 1991 sp.s. c 13 § 74; 1991 c 327 § 12; 1990 c 171 § 5; 1989 c 201 § 5.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2019 c 390: See note following RCW 59.21.005.
Tax preference performance statement and expiration—2019 c 390: See note following RCW 84.36.560.
Transfer of residual funds to manufactured home installation training account—2011 c 158: See note following RCW 43.22A.100.
Effective date—Intent—Legislation to reconcile chapter 161, Laws of 2010 and other amendments made during the 2010 legislative session—2010 c 161: See notes following RCW 46.04.013.
Effective date—2002 c 257: See note following RCW 59.21.010.
Effective dates—Severability—1991 sp.s. c 13: See notes following RCW 18.08.240.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.21 - Mobile Home Relocation Assistance. › 59.21.070 - Rental agreement—Covenants.

RCW 59.21.070
Rental agreement—Covenants.
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 § 10; 1989 c 201 § 10.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: RCW 59.20.060 was amended by 2023 c 40 § 3, deleting subsection (1)(g)(i).
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.21 - Mobile Home Relocation Assistance. › 59.21.100 - Tenants—Waiver of rights—Attorney approval.

RCW 59.21.100
Tenants—Waiver of rights—Attorney approval.
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 § 14.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.21 - Mobile Home Relocation Assistance. › 59.21.105 - Existing older mobile homes—Forced relocation—Code waiver.

RCW 59.21.105
Existing older mobile homes—Forced relocation—Code waiver.
(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 conversion of the mobile home park, compounds the economic burden facing these tenants.
(2) Mobile homes that are relocated due to either the closure or conversion of a mobile home park, may not be required by any city or county to comply with the requirements of any applicable fire, safety, or construction code for the sole reason of its relocation. This section shall only apply if the original occupancy classification of the building is not changed as a result of the move.
(3) This section shall not apply to mobile homes that are substantially remodeled or rehabilitated, nor to any work performed in compliance with installation requirements. For the purpose of determining whether a moved mobile home has been substantially remodeled or rebuilt, any cost relating to preparation for relocation or installation shall not be considered.
[ 1995 c 122 § 11; 1991 c 327 § 16.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.21 - Mobile Home Relocation Assistance. › 59.21.110 - Violations—Penalty.

RCW 59.21.110
Violations—Penalty.
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 § 14; 1989 c 201 § 15.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.21 - Mobile Home Relocation Assistance. › 59.21.120 - Relocation coordination program.

RCW 59.21.120
Relocation coordination program.
(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 is not limited to, performing casework on behalf of individual tenants, maintaining and distributing informational resources for tenants regarding the process for relocating and disposal of manufactured/mobile homes, researching and distributing current information regarding available locations for manufactured/mobile homes and other forms of available housing, and researching and distributing information regarding other sources of financial assistance that may be available to secure new housing.
[ 2019 c 390 § 8.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—2019 c 390: See note following RCW 59.21.005.
Tax preference performance statement and expiration—2019 c 390: See note following RCW 84.36.560.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.21 - Mobile Home Relocation Assistance. › 59.21.905 - Effective date—1995 c 122.

RCW 59.21.905
Effective date—1995 c 122.
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 § 15.]