Revised Code of Washington - RCW Title 59 Landlord And Tenant - Chapter 59.20 Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act

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.] ...

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 ...

59.20.030 Definitions
For purposes of this chapter: (1) "Abandoned" as it relates to a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model owned by a tenant in a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

59.20.060 Rental agreements -- Required contents -- Prohibited provisions
(1) Any mobile home space tenancy regardless of the term, shall be based upon a written rental agreement, signed by the parties, which shall contain: ...

59.20.070 Prohibited acts by landlord
A landlord shall not: (1) Deny any tenant the right to sell such tenant's mobile home, manufactured home, or park model within a park or ...

59.20.073 Transfer of rental agreements
(1) Any rental agreement shall be assignable by the tenant to any person to whom he or she sells or transfers title to the mobile ...

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 ...

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 ...

59.20.080 Grounds for termination of tenancy or occupancy or failure to renew a tenancy or occupancy -- Notice -- Mediation
(1) A landlord shall not terminate or fail to renew a tenancy of a tenant or the occupancy of an occupant, of whatever duration except ...

59.20.090 Term of rental agreements -- Renewal -- Nonrenewal -- Termination -- Armed forces exception -- Notices
(1) Unless otherwise agreed rental agreements shall be for a term of one year. Any rental agreement of whatever duration shall be automatically renewed for ...

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 ...

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.] ...

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 ...

59.20.130 Duties of landlord
It shall be the duty of the landlord to: (1) Comply with codes, statutes, ordinances, and administrative rules applicable to the mobile home park; (2) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

59.20.190 Health and sanitation standards -- Penalties
The state board of health shall adopt rules on or before January 1, 1982, setting health and sanitation standards for mobile home parks. Such rules ...

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 ...

59.20.210 Landlord -- Failure to carry out duties -- Repairs effected by tenant -- Bids -- Notice -- Deduction of cost from rent -- Limitations
(1) If at any time during the tenancy, the landlord fails to carry out any of the duties imposed by RCW 59.20.130, and notice of ...

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; ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

59.20.300 Manufactured/mobile home communities -- Notice of sale
(1) A landlord must provide a written notice of sale of a manufactured/mobile home community by certified mail or personal delivery to: (a) Each tenant ...

59.20.305 Manufactured/mobile home communities -- Good faith negotiations
A landlord intending to sell a manufactured/mobile home community is encouraged to negotiate in good faith with qualified tenant organizations and eligible organizations.[2008 c 116 ...

59.20.900 Severability -- 1977 ex.s. c 279
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 ...

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 ...