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2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.360 - Exemptions.

RCW 59.18.360
Exemptions.
A landlord and tenant may agree, in writing, to exempt themselves from the provisions of RCW 59.18.060, 59.18.100, 59.18.110, 59.18.120, 59.18.130, and 59.18.190 if the following conditions have been met:
(1) The agreement may not appear in a standard form lease or rental agreement;
(2) There is no substantial inequality in the bargaining position of the two parties;
(3) The exemption does not violate the public policy of this state in favor of the ensuring safe, and sanitary housing; and
(4) Either the local county prosecutor's office or the consumer protection division of the attorney general's office or the attorney for the tenant has approved in writing the application for exemption as complying with subsections (1) through (3) of this section.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 207 § 36.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.363 - Unlawful detainer action—Distressed home, previously.

RCW 59.18.363
Unlawful detainer action—Distressed home, previously.
In an unlawful detainer action involving property that was a distressed home:
(1) The plaintiff shall disclose to the court whether the defendant previously held title to the property that was a distressed home, and explain how the plaintiff came to acquire title;
(2) A defendant who previously held title to the property that was a distressed home shall not be required to escrow any money pending trial when a material question of fact exists as to whether the plaintiff acquired title from the defendant directly or indirectly through a distressed home conveyance;
(3) There must be both an automatic stay of the action and a consolidation of the action with a pending or subsequent quiet title action when a defendant claims that the plaintiff acquired title to the property through a distressed home conveyance.
[ 2008 c 278 § 13.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.367 - Unlawful detainer action—Limited dissemination authorized, when.

RCW 59.18.367
Unlawful detainer action—Limited dissemination authorized, when.
(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 under RCW 59.18.410 or other law; 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.
[ 2016 c 66 § 3.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.370 - Forcible entry or detainer or unlawful detainer actions—Writ of restitution—Application—Order—Hearing.

RCW 59.18.370
Forcible entry or detainer or unlawful detainer actions—Writ of restitution—Application—Order—Hearing.
The plaintiff, at the time of commencing an action of forcible entry or detainer or unlawful detainer, or at any time afterwards, upon filing the complaint, may apply to the superior court in which the action is pending for an order directing the defendant to appear and show cause, if any he or she has, why a writ of restitution should not issue restoring to the plaintiff possession of the property in the complaint described, and the judge shall by order fix a time and place for a hearing of the motion, which shall not be less than seven nor more than thirty days from the date of service of the order upon defendant. A copy of the order, together with a copy of the summons and complaint if not previously served upon the defendant, shall be served upon the defendant. The order shall notify the defendant that if he or she fails to appear and show cause at the time and place specified by the order the court may order the sheriff to restore possession of the property to the plaintiff and may grant such other relief as may be prayed for in the complaint and provided by this chapter.
[ 2005 c 130 § 2; 1973 1st ex.s. c 207 § 38.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.400 - Forcible entry or detainer or unlawful detainer actions—Writ of restitution—Answer of defendant.

RCW 59.18.400
Forcible entry or detainer or unlawful detainer actions—Writ of restitution—Answer of defendant.
On or before the day fixed for his appearance the defendant may appear and answer. The defendant in his answer may assert any legal or equitable defense or set-off arising out of the tenancy. If the complaint alleges that the tenancy should be terminated because the defendant tenant, subtenant, sublessee, or resident engaged in drug-related activity, or allowed any other person to engage in drug-related activity at the rental premises with his or her knowledge or consent, no set-off shall be allowed as a defense to the complaint.
[ 1988 c 150 § 4; 1973 1st ex.s. c 207 § 41.]
NOTES:
Legislative findings—Severability—1988 c 150: See notes following RCW 59.18.130.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.412 - Forcible or unlawful detainer proceeding.

RCW 59.18.412
Forcible or unlawful detainer proceeding.
In any forcible or unlawful detainer proceeding before the court:
(1) Hearings may be conducted in person or remotely in order to enhance access for all parties. At the court's discretion, parties, witnesses, and others authorized by this chapter to participate in forcible or unlawful detainer proceedings may attend a hearing pursuant to this chapter, in person or remotely, including by telephone, video, or other electronic means where possible. The court shall grant any request for a remote appearance unless the court finds good cause to require in-person attendance or attendance through a specific means. Courts shall require assurances of the identity of persons who appear by telephone, video, or other electronic means. Courts may not charge fees for remote appearances. Courts shall provide instructions for remote access either on the official court website or in writing directly to the party requesting to appear remotely, or both.
(2) Any party must be permitted to make an emergency application by phone or video conference and file such documents by email, fax, or other means that can be performed remotely.
[ 2023 c 336 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.415 - Applicability to certain single-family dwelling leases.

RCW 59.18.415
Applicability to certain single-family dwelling leases.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any lease of a single-family dwelling for a period of a year or more or to any lease of a single-family dwelling containing a bona fide option to purchase by the tenant: PROVIDED, That an attorney for the tenant must approve on the face of the agreement any lease exempted from the provisions of this chapter as provided for in this section.
[ 1989 c 342 § 12; 1973 1st ex.s. c 207 § 43.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.420 - RCW 59.12.090, 59.12.100, 59.12.121, and 59.12.170 inapplicable.

RCW 59.18.420
RCW 59.12.090, 59.12.100, 59.12.121, and 59.12.170 inapplicable.
The provisions of RCW 59.12.090, 59.12.100, 59.12.121, and 59.12.170 shall not apply to any rental agreement included under the provisions of chapter 59.18 RCW.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 207 § 44.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.430 - Applicability to prior, existing or future leases.

RCW 59.18.430
Applicability to prior, existing or future leases.
RCW 59.18.010 through 59.18.360 and 59.18.900 shall not apply to any lease entered into prior to July 16, 1973. All provisions of this chapter shall apply to any lease or periodic tenancy entered into on or subsequent to July 16, 1973.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 207 § 47.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.435 - Applicability to proprietary leases.

RCW 59.18.435
Applicability to proprietary leases.
This chapter does not apply to any proprietary lease as defined in RCW 64.90.010:
(1) Created after July 1, 2018; or
(2) If the lessor has amended its governing documents to provide that chapter 64.90 RCW will apply to the common interest community pursuant to RCW 64.90.095.
[ 2018 c 277 § 502.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2018 c 277: See RCW 64.90.910.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.450 - Relocation assistance for low-income tenants—Payments not considered income—Eligibility for other assistance not affected.

RCW 59.18.450
Relocation assistance for low-income tenants—Payments not considered income—Eligibility for other assistance not affected.
Relocation assistance payments received by tenants under *RCW 59.18.440 shall not be considered as income or otherwise affect the eligibility for or amount of assistance paid under any government benefit program.
[ 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 § 50.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: The reference in 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 § 50 to "section 50 of this act" is apparently erroneous and has been translated to RCW 59.18.440, which was 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 § 49.
Severability—Part, section headings not law—1990 1st ex.s. c 17: See RCW 36.70A.900 and 36.70A.901.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.500 - Gang-related activity—Legislative findings, declarations, and intent.

RCW 59.18.500
Gang-related activity—Legislative findings, declarations, and intent.
The legislature finds and declares that the ability to feel safe and secure in one's own home and in one's own community is of primary importance. The legislature recognizes that certain gang-related activity can affect the safety of a considerable number of people in the rental premises and dwelling units. Therefore, such activity, although it may be occurring within an individual's home or the surrounding areas of an individual's home, becomes the community's concern.
The legislature intends that the remedy provided in RCW 59.18.510 be used solely to protect the health and safety of the community. The remedy is not a means for private citizens to bring malicious or unfounded actions against fellow tenants or residential neighbors for personal reasons. In determining whether the tenant's activity is the type prohibited under RCW 59.18.130(9), the court should consider the totality of the circumstances, including factors such as whether there have been numerous complaints to the landlord, damage to property, police or incident reports, reports of disturbance, and arrests. An absence of any or all of these factors does not necessarily mean gang activity is not occurring. In determining whether the tenant is engaging in gang-related activity, the court should consider the purpose and intent of RCW 59.18.510. The legislature intends to give people in the community a tool that will help them restore the health and vibrance of their community.
[ 1998 c 276 § 4.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.580 - Victim protection—Limitation on tenant screening service provider disclosures and landlord's rental decisions.

RCW 59.18.580
Victim protection—Limitation on tenant screening service provider disclosures and landlord's rental decisions.
(1) A tenant screening service provider may not (a) disclose a tenant's, applicant's, or household member's status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or (b) knowingly disclose that a tenant, applicant, or household member has previously terminated a rental agreement under RCW 59.18.575.
(2) A landlord may not terminate a tenancy, fail to renew a tenancy, or refuse to enter into a rental agreement based on the tenant's or applicant's or a household member's status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, or based on the tenant or applicant having terminated a rental agreement under RCW 59.18.575.
(3) A landlord who refuses to enter into a rental agreement in violation of subsection (2) of this section may be liable to the tenant or applicant in a civil action for damages sustained by the tenant or applicant. The prevailing party may also recover court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees.
(4) It is a defense to an unlawful detainer action under chapter 59.12 RCW that the action to remove the tenant and recover possession of the premises is in violation of subsection (2) of this section.
(5) This section does not prohibit adverse housing decisions based upon other lawful factors within the landlord's knowledge or prohibit volunteer disclosure by an applicant of any victim circumstances.
[ 2013 c 54 § 1; 2004 c 17 § 4.]
NOTES:
Effective date—2013 c 54: "This act takes effect January 1, 2014." [ 2013 c 54 § 2.]
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2004 c 17: See notes following RCW 59.18.570.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.585 - Victim protection—Possession of dwelling unit—Exclusion of others—New lock or key.

RCW 59.18.585
Victim protection—Possession of dwelling unit—Exclusion of others—New lock or key.
(1) A tenant who has obtained a court order from a court of competent jurisdiction granting him or her possession of a dwelling unit to the exclusion of one or more cotenants may request that a lock be replaced or configured for a new key at the tenant's expense. The landlord shall, if provided a copy of the order, comply with the request and shall not provide copies of the new keys to the tenant restrained or excluded by the court's order. This section does not release a cotenant, other than a household member who is the victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking, from liability or obligations under the rental agreement.
(2) A landlord who replaces a lock or configures for a new key of a residential housing unit in accordance with subsection (1) of this section shall be held harmless from liability for any damages that result directly from the lock change.
[ 2004 c 17 § 5.]
NOTES:
Findings—Intent—Effective date—2004 c 17: See notes following RCW 59.18.570.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.590 - Death of a tenant—Designated person.

RCW 59.18.590
Death of a tenant—Designated person.
(1)(a) At a landlord's request, the tenant may designate a person to act for the tenant on the tenant's death when the tenant is the sole occupant of the dwelling unit.
(b) Any designation must be in writing, be separate from the rental agreement, and include:
(i) The designated person's name, mailing address, any address used for the receipt of electronic communications, and telephone number;
(ii) A signed statement authorizing the landlord in the event of the tenant's death when the tenant is the sole occupant of the dwelling unit to allow the designated person to: Access the tenant's dwelling unit, remove the tenant's property, receive refunds of amounts due to the tenant, and dispose of the tenant's property consistent with the tenant's last will and testament and any applicable intestate succession law; and
(iii) A conspicuous statement that the designation remains in effect until it is revoked in writing by the tenant or replaced with a new designation.
(2) A tenant may, without request from the landlord, designate a person to act for the tenant on the tenant's death when the tenant is the sole occupant of the dwelling unit by providing the landlord with the information and signing a statement as provided in subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The tenant may change the designated person or revoke any previous designation in writing at any time prior to his or her death.
(4) Once the landlord or the designated person knows of the appointment of a personal representative for the deceased tenant's estate or of a person claiming to be a successor of the deceased tenant who has provided the landlord with proof of death and an affidavit made by the person that meets the requirements of RCW 11.62.010(2), the designated person's authority to act under this section terminates.
[ 2015 c 264 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.625 - Late fees, charges for nonpayment of rent due between March 1, 2020, and six months after eviction moratorium expiration—Violations—Penalties.

RCW 59.18.625
Late fees, charges for nonpayment of rent due between March 1, 2020, and six months after eviction moratorium expiration—Violations—Penalties.
(1) A landlord may not charge or impose any late fees or other charges against any tenant for the nonpayment of rent that became due between March 1, 2020, and six months following the expiration of the eviction moratorium.
(2) For rent that accrued between March 1, 2020, and the six months following the expiration of the eviction moratorium expiration date:
(a) A landlord may not report to a prospective landlord:
(i) A tenant's nonpayment of rent that accrued between March 1, 2020, and the six months following the expiration of the eviction moratorium; or
(ii) An unlawful detainer action pursuant to RCW 59.12.030(3) that resulted from a tenant's nonpayment of rent between March 1, 2020, and the six months following the expiration of the eviction moratorium.
(b) A prospective landlord may not take an adverse action based on a prospective tenant's nonpayment of rent that occurred between March 1, 2020, and the six months following the expiration of the eviction moratorium.
(3)(a) A landlord or prospective landlord may not deny, discourage application for, or otherwise make unavailable any rental dwelling unit based on a tenant's or prospective tenant's medical history including, but not limited to, the tenant's or prospective tenant's prior or current exposure or infection to the COVID-19 virus.
(b) A landlord or prospective landlord may not inquire about, consider, or require disclosure of a tenant's or prospective tenant's medical records or history, unless such disclosure is necessary to evaluate a reasonable accommodation request or reasonable modification request under RCW 49.60.222.
(4) A landlord or prospective landlord in violation of this section is liable in a civil action for up to two and one-half times the monthly rent of the real property at issue, as well as court costs and reasonable attorneys' fees. A court must impose this penalty in an amount necessary to deter future violations, payable to the tenant bringing the action.
[ 2021 c 115 § 3.]
NOTES:
Conflicting laws—2021 c 115 §§ 2-4: See note following RCW 59.18.620.
Finding—Intent—Application—Effective date—2021 c 115: See notes following RCW 59.18.620.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.640 - Indigent tenants.

RCW 59.18.640
Indigent tenants.
(1) Subject to the availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, the court must appoint an attorney for an indigent tenant in an unlawful detainer proceeding under this chapter and chapters 59.12 and 59.20 RCW. The office of civil legal aid is responsible for implementation of this subsection as provided in RCW 2.53.050, and the state shall pay the costs of legal services provided by an attorney appointed pursuant to this subsection. In implementing this section, the office of civil legal aid shall assign priority to providing legal representation to indigent tenants in those counties in which the most evictions occur and to indigent tenants who are disproportionately at risk of eviction.
(2) For purposes of this section, "indigent" means any person who, at any stage of a court proceeding, is:
(a) Receiving one of the following types of public assistance: Temporary assistance for needy families, aged, blind, or disabled assistance benefits, medical care services under RCW 74.09.035, pregnant women assistance benefits, poverty-related veterans' benefits, food stamps or food stamp benefits transferred electronically, refugee resettlement benefits, medicaid, or supplemental security income; or
(b) Receiving an annual income, after taxes, of 200 percent or less of the current federally established poverty level.
[ 2021 c 115 § 8.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—Application—Effective date—2021 c 115: See notes following RCW 59.18.620.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.900 - Severability—1973 1st ex.s. c 207.

RCW 59.18.900
Severability—1973 1st ex.s. c 207.
If any provision of this chapter, or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the act, or its application to other persons or circumstances, is not affected.
[ 1973 1st ex.s. c 207 § 37.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.911 - Effective date—1989 c 342.

RCW 59.18.911
Effective date—1989 c 342.
This act shall take effect on August 1, 1989, and shall apply to landlord-tenant relationships existing on or entered into after the effective date of this act.
[ 1989 c 342 § 19.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.18 - Residential Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.18.912 - Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.

RCW 59.18.912
Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521.
For the purposes of this chapter, the terms spouse, marriage, marital, husband, wife, widow, widower, next of kin, and family shall be interpreted as applying equally to state registered domestic partnerships or individuals in state registered domestic partnerships as well as to marital relationships and married persons, and references to dissolution of marriage shall apply equally to state registered domestic partnerships that have been terminated, dissolved, or invalidated, to the extent that such interpretation does not conflict with federal law. Where necessary to implement chapter 521, Laws of 2009, gender-specific terms such as husband and wife used in any statute, rule, or other law shall be construed to be gender neutral, and applicable to individuals in state registered domestic partnerships.
[ 2009 c 521 § 139.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.010 - Short title.

RCW 59.20.010
Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act".
[ 1999 c 359 § 1; 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.020 - Rights and remedies—Obligation of good faith required.

RCW 59.20.020
Rights and remedies—Obligation of good faith required.
Every duty under this chapter and every act which must be performed as a condition precedent to the exercise of a right or remedy under this chapter imposes an obligation of good faith in its performance or enforcement.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.040 - Chapter applies to rental agreements regarding mobile home lots, cooperatives, or subdivisions—Applicability of and construction with provisions of chapters 59.12 and 59.18 RCW.

RCW 59.20.040
Chapter applies to rental agreements regarding mobile home lots, cooperatives, or subdivisions—Applicability of and construction with provisions of chapters 59.12 and 59.18 RCW.
This chapter shall regulate and determine legal rights, remedies, and obligations arising from any rental agreement between a landlord and a tenant regarding a mobile home lot and including specified amenities within the mobile home park, mobile home park cooperative, or mobile home park subdivision, where the tenant has no ownership interest in the property or in the association which owns the property, whose uses are referred to as a part of the rent structure paid by the tenant. All such rental agreements shall be unenforceable to the extent of any conflict with any provision of this chapter. Chapter 59.12 RCW shall be applicable only in implementation of the provisions of this chapter and not as an alternative remedy to this chapter which shall be exclusive where applicable: PROVIDED, That the provision of RCW 59.12.090, 59.12.100, and 59.12.170 shall not apply to any rental agreement included under the provisions of this chapter. RCW 59.18.055, 59.18.640, 59.18.365, 59.18.370, and 59.18.380 through 59.18.410 shall be applicable to any action of forcible entry or detainer or unlawful detainer arising from a tenancy under the provisions of this chapter, except when a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model or a tenancy in a mobile home lot is abandoned. Rentals of mobile homes, manufactured homes, or park models themselves are governed by the residential landlord-tenant act, chapter 59.18 RCW.
[ 2021 c 115 § 16; 1999 c 359 § 3; 1997 c 86 § 2; 1981 c 304 § 5; 1979 ex.s. c 186 § 2; 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 4.]
NOTES:
Finding—Intent—Application—Effective date—2021 c 115: See notes following RCW 59.18.620.
Severability—1981 c 304: See note following RCW 26.16.030.
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 186: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.045 - Enforceability of rules against a tenant.

RCW 59.20.045
Enforceability of rules against a tenant.
Rules are enforceable against a tenant only if:
(1) Their purpose is to promote the convenience, health, safety, or welfare of the residents, protect and preserve the premises from abusive use, or make a fair distribution of services and facilities made available for the tenants generally;
(2) They are reasonably related to the purpose for which they are adopted;
(3) They apply to all tenants in a fair manner;
(4) They are not for the purpose of evading an obligation of the landlord;
(5) They are not retaliatory or discriminatory in nature; and
(6) With respect to any new or amended rules not contained within the rental agreement, the tenant was provided at least thirty days' written notice of the new or amended rule. The tenant must be provided with at least three months to comply with the new or amended rule after the thirty-day notice period. Within the three-month grace period, any violation of the new or amended rule must result in a warning only. After expiration of the three-month grace period, any violation of the new or amended rule subjects the tenant to termination of the tenancy as authorized under RCW 59.20.080(1)(a).
[ 2019 c 342 § 2; 1993 c 66 § 18.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.050 - Written rental agreement for term of one year or more required—Waiver—Exceptions—Application of section.

RCW 59.20.050
Written rental agreement for term of one year or more required—Waiver—Exceptions—Application of section.
(1) No landlord may offer a mobile home lot for rent to anyone without offering a written rental agreement for a term of one year or more. No landlord may offer to anyone any rental agreement for a term of one year or more for which the monthly rental is greater, or the terms of payment or other material conditions more burdensome to the tenant, than any month-to-month rental agreement also offered to such tenant or prospective tenant. Anyone who desires to occupy a mobile home lot for other than a term of one year or more may have the option to be on a month-to-month basis but must waive, in writing, the right to such one year or more term: PROVIDED, That annually, at any anniversary date of the tenancy the tenant may require that the landlord provide a written rental agreement for a term of one year. No landlord shall allow a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model to be moved into a mobile home park in this state until a written rental agreement has been signed by and is in the possession of the parties: PROVIDED, That if the landlord allows the tenant to move a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model into a mobile home park without obtaining a written rental agreement for a term of one year or more, or a written waiver of the right to a one-year term or more, the term of the tenancy shall be deemed to be for one year from the date of occupancy of the mobile home lot;
(2) The requirements of subsection (1) of this section shall not apply if:
(a) The mobile home park or part thereof has been acquired or is under imminent threat of condemnation for a public works project, or
(b) An employer-employee relationship exists between a landlord and tenant;
(3) The provisions of this section shall apply to any tenancy upon expiration of the term of any oral or written rental agreement governing such tenancy.
[ 1999 c 359 § 4; 1981 c 304 § 37; 1980 c 152 § 4; 1979 ex.s. c 186 § 3; 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 5.]
NOTES:
Severability—1981 c 304: See note following RCW 26.16.030.
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 186: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.074 - Rent—Liability of secured party with right to possession.

RCW 59.20.074
Rent—Liability of secured party with right to possession.
(1) A secured party who has a security interest in a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model that is located within a mobile home park and who has a right to possession of the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model under *RCW 62A.9-503, shall be liable to the landlord from the date the secured party receives written notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, for rent for occupancy of the mobile home space under the same terms the tenant was paying prior to repossession, and any other reasonable expenses incurred after the receipt of the notice, until disposition of the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model under *RCW 62A.9-504. The notice of default by a tenant must state the amount of rent and the amount and nature of any reasonable expenses that the secured party is liable for payment to the landlord. The notice must also state that the secured party will be provided a copy of the rental agreement previously signed by the tenant and the landlord upon request.
(2) This section shall not affect the availability of a landlord's lien as provided in chapter 60.72 RCW.
(3) As used in this section, "security interest" shall have the same meaning as this term is defined in RCW 62A.1-201, and "secured party" shall have the same meaning as this term is defined in *RCW 62A.9-105.
(4) For purposes of this section, "reasonable expenses" means any routine maintenance and utility charges for which the tenant is liable under the rental agreement.
(5) Any rent or other reasonable expenses owed by the secured party to the landlord pursuant to this section shall be paid to the landlord prior to the removal of the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model from the mobile home park.
(6) If a secured party who has a secured interest in a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model that is located in a mobile home park becomes liable to the landlord pursuant to this section, then the relationship between the secured party and the landlord shall be governed by the rental agreement previously signed by the tenant and the landlord unless otherwise agreed, except that the term of the rental agreement shall convert to a month-to-month tenancy. No waiver is required to convert the rental agreement to a month-to-month tenancy. Either the landlord or the secured party may terminate the month-to-month tenancy upon giving written notice of thirty days or more. The secured party and the landlord are not required to execute a new rental agreement. Nothing in this section shall be construed to be a waiver of any rights by the tenant.
[ 1999 c 359 § 8; 1990 c 169 § 2; 1985 c 78 § 1.]
NOTES:
*Reviser's note: Article 62A.9 RCW was repealed in its entirety by 2000 c 250 § 9A-901, effective July 1, 2001. For later enactment, see Article 62A.9A RCW.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.075 - Presumption of reprisal or retaliatory action.

RCW 59.20.075
Presumption of reprisal or retaliatory action.
Initiation by the landlord of any action listed in RCW 59.20.070(5) within one hundred twenty days after a good faith and lawful act by the tenant or within one hundred twenty days after any inspection or proceeding of a governmental agency resulting from such act, shall create a rebuttable presumption affecting the burden of proof, that the action is a reprisal or retaliatory action against the tenant: PROVIDED, That if the court finds that the tenant made a complaint or report to a governmental authority within one hundred twenty days after notice of a proposed increase in rent or other action in good faith by the landlord, there is a rebuttable presumption that the complaint or report was not made in good faith: PROVIDED FURTHER, That no presumption against the landlord shall arise under this section, with respect to an increase in rent, if the landlord, in a notice to the tenant of increase in rent, specifies reasonable grounds for said increase, which grounds may include a substantial increase in market value due to remedial action under this chapter.
[ 1999 c 359 § 9; 1984 c 58 § 3; 1980 c 152 § 6.]
NOTES:
Severability—1984 c 58: See note following RCW 59.20.200.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.095 - Short-term rental agreements for recreational vehicles.

RCW 59.20.095
Short-term rental agreements for recreational vehicles.
Any landlord who has complied with the notice requirements under RCW 59.20.080(1)(e) may provide a short-term rental agreement for a recreational vehicle for any mobile home lot or space that is vacant at the time of or becomes vacant after the notice of closure or conversion is provided. The rental agreement term for such recreational vehicles must be for no longer than the date on which the mobile home park is officially closed. Any short-term rental agreement provided under this section is not subject to the provisions of this chapter. For purposes of this section, a "recreational vehicle" does not mean a park model.
[ 2019 c 342 § 7.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.100 - Improvements.

RCW 59.20.100
Improvements.
Improvements, except a natural lawn, purchased and installed by a tenant on a mobile home lot shall remain the property of the tenant even though affixed to or in the ground and may be removed or disposed of by the tenant prior to the termination of the tenancy: PROVIDED, That a tenant shall leave the mobile home lot in substantially the same or better condition than upon taking possession.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 10.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.110 - Attorney's fees and costs.

RCW 59.20.110
Attorney's fees and costs.
In any action arising out of this chapter, the prevailing party shall be entitled to reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 11.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.120 - Venue.

RCW 59.20.120
Venue.
Venue for any action arising under this chapter shall be in the district or superior court of the county in which the mobile home lot is located.
[ 1977 ex.s. c 279 § 12.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.134 - Written receipts for payments made by tenant.

RCW 59.20.134
Written receipts for payments made by tenant.
(1) A landlord must accept a personal check, cashier's check, or money order for any payment of rent made by a tenant, except that a landlord is not required to accept a personal check from any tenant that has had a personal check written to the landlord or the landlord's agent that has been returned for nonsufficient funds or account closure within the previous nine months. A landlord must also allow for the tenant to submit a rental payment by mail unless the landlord provides an accessible, on-site location.
(2) A landlord shall provide a written receipt for any payment made by a tenant in the form of cash.
(3) A landlord shall provide, upon the request of a tenant, a written receipt for any payments made by the tenant in a form other than cash.
[ 2022 c 95 § 3; 2011 c 168 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.135 - Maintenance of permanent structures—Findings and declarations—Definition.

RCW 59.20.135
Maintenance of permanent structures—Findings and declarations—Definition.
(1) The legislature finds that some mobile home park owners transfer the responsibility for the upkeep of permanent structures within the mobile home park to the park tenants. This transfer sometimes occurs after the permanent structures have been allowed to deteriorate. Many mobile home parks consist entirely of senior citizens who do not have the financial resources or physical capability to make the necessary repairs to these structures once they have fallen into disrepair. The inability of the tenants to maintain permanent structures can lead to significant safety hazards to the tenants as well as to visitors to the mobile home park. The legislature therefore finds and declares that it is in the public interest and necessary for the public health and safety to prohibit mobile home park owners from transferring the duty to maintain permanent structures in mobile home parks to the tenants.
(2) A mobile home park owner is prohibited from transferring responsibility for the maintenance or care of permanent structures within the mobile home park to the tenants of the park. A provision within a rental agreement or other document transferring responsibility for the maintenance or care of permanent structures within the mobile home park to the park tenants is void.
(3) A "permanent structure" for purposes of this section includes the clubhouse, carports, storage sheds, or other permanent structure. A permanent structure does not include structures built or affixed by a tenant. A permanent structure includes only those structures that were provided as amenities to the park tenants.
(4) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a park owner from requiring a tenant to maintain his or her mobile home, manufactured home, or park model or yard. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a park owner from transferring responsibility for the maintenance or care of permanent structures within the mobile home park to an organization of park tenants or to an individual park tenant when requested by the tenant organization or individual tenant.
[ 1999 c 359 § 12; 1994 c 30 § 1.]
NOTES:
Effective date—1994 c 30: "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 [March 21, 1994]." [ 1994 c 30 § 2.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.140 - Duties of tenant.

RCW 59.20.140
Duties of tenant.
It shall be the duty of the tenant to pay the rental amount at such times and in such amounts as provided for in the rental agreement or as otherwise provided by law and comply with all obligations imposed upon tenants by applicable provisions of all municipal, county, and state codes, statutes, ordinances, and regulations, and in addition the tenant shall:
(1) Keep the mobile home lot which he or she occupies and uses as clean and sanitary as the conditions of the premises permit;
(2) Properly dispose of all rubbish, garbage, and other organic or flammable waste, in a clean and sanitary manner at reasonable and regular intervals, and assume all costs of extermination and fumigation for infestation caused by the tenant on the tenant's leased premises;
(3) Not intentionally or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair, or remove any facilities, equipment, furniture, furnishings, fixtures, or appliances provided by the landlord, or permit any member of his or her family, invitee, or licensee, or any person acting under his or her control to do so;
(4) Not permit a nuisance or common waste; and
(5) Not engage in drug-related activities as defined in RCW 59.20.080.
[ 2010 c 8 § 19035; 1988 c 150 § 6; 1979 ex.s. c 186 § 9.]
NOTES:
Legislative findings—Severability—1988 c 150: See notes following RCW 59.18.130.
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. › 59.20.145 - Live-in care provider—Not a tenant—Agreements—Guest fee.

RCW 59.20.145
Live-in care provider—Not a tenant—Agreements—Guest fee.
A tenant in a mobile home park may share his or her mobile home, manufactured home, or park model with any person over eighteen years of age, if that person is providing live-in home health care or live-in hospice care to the tenant under an approved plan of treatment ordered by the tenant's physician. The live-in care provider is not considered a tenant of the park and shall have no rights of tenancy in the park. Any agreement between the tenant and the live-in care provider does not change the terms and conditions of the rental agreement between the landlord and the tenant. The live-in care provider shall comply with the rules of the mobile home park, the rental agreement, and this chapter. The landlord may not charge a guest fee for the live-in care provider.
[ 1999 c 359 § 13; 1993 c 152 § 1.]
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.150 - Service of notice on landlord or tenant.

RCW 59.20.150
Service of notice on landlord or tenant.
(1) Any notice required by this chapter to be given to a tenant shall be served on behalf of the landlord: (a) By delivering a copy personally to the tenant; or (b) if the tenant is absent from the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model by affixing a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model and also sending a copy through the mail addressed to the tenant at the tenant's last known address.
(2) Any notice required by this chapter to be given to the landlord shall be served by the tenant in the same manner as provided for in subsection (1) of this section, or by mail to the landlord at such place as shall be expressly provided in the rental agreement.
(3) The landlord shall state in any notice of eviction required by RCW 59.20.080(1) as now or hereafter amended the specific reason for eviction in a clear and concise manner.
[ 1999 c 359 § 14; 1979 ex.s. c 186 § 10.]
NOTES:
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. › 59.20.155 - Seizure of illegal drugs—Notification of landlord.

RCW 59.20.155
Seizure of illegal drugs—Notification of landlord.
Any law enforcement agency which seizes a legend drug pursuant to a violation of chapter 69.41 RCW, a controlled substance pursuant to a violation of chapter 69.50 RCW, or an imitation controlled substance pursuant to a violation of chapter 69.52 RCW, shall make a reasonable attempt to discover the identity of the landlord and shall notify the landlord in writing, at the last address listed in the property tax records and at any other address known to the law enforcement agency, of the seizure and the location of the seizure of the illegal drugs or substances.
[ 1988 c 150 § 12.]
NOTES:
Legislative findings—Severability—1988 c 150: See notes following RCW 59.18.130.
2023 Revised Code of Washington › Title 59 - Landlord and Tenant › Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act. › 59.20.160 - Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant—Written rental agreement to specify terms and conditions for retention by landlord.

RCW 59.20.160
Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant—Written rental agreement to specify terms and conditions for retention by landlord.
If any moneys are paid to the landlord by the tenant as a deposit or as security for performance of the tenant's obligations in a written rental agreement, such rental agreement shall include the terms and conditions under which the deposit or portion thereof may be withheld by the landlord upon termination of the rental agreement. If all or part of the deposit may be withheld to indemnify the landlord for damages to the mobile home space for which the tenant is responsible, the rental agreement shall so specify. It is unlawful to charge or collect a deposit or security for performance if the parties have not entered into a written rental agreement.
[ 1984 c 58 § 17; 1979 ex.s. c 186 § 11.]
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.