§ 59.20.010 Short title
§ 59.20.020 Rights and remedies — Obligation of good faith required
§ 59.20.030 Definitions
§ 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
§ 59.20.045 Enforceability of rules against a tenant
§ 59.20.050 Written rental agreement for term of one year or more required — Waiver — Exceptions — Application of section
§ 59.20.060 Rental agreements — Required contents — Prohibited provisions
§ 59.20.070 Prohibited acts by landlord
§ 59.20.073 Transfer of rental agreements
§ 59.20.074 Rent — Liability of secured party with right to possession
§ 59.20.075 Presumption of reprisal or retaliatory action
§ 59.20.080 Grounds for termination of tenancy or occupancy or failure to renew a tenancy or occupancy — Notice — Mediation
§ 59.20.090 Term of rental agreements — Renewal — Nonrenewal — Termination — Armed forces exception — Notices
§ 59.20.095 Short-term rental agreements for recreational vehicles
§ 59.20.100 Improvements
§ 59.20.110 Attorney’s fees and costs
§ 59.20.120 Venue
§ 59.20.130 Duties of landlord
§ 59.20.134 Written receipts for payments made by tenant
§ 59.20.135 Maintenance of permanent structures — Findings and declarations — Definition
§ 59.20.140 Duties of tenant
§ 59.20.145 Live-in care provider — Not a tenant — Agreements — Guest fee
§ 59.20.150 Service of notice on landlord or tenant
§ 59.20.155 Seizure of illegal drugs — Notification of landlord
§ 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
§ 59.20.170 Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant — Deposit by landlord in trust account — Receipt — Claims
§ 59.20.180 Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant — Statement and notice of basis for retention
§ 59.20.190 Health and sanitation standards — Penalties
§ 59.20.200 Landlord — Failure to carry out duties — Notice from tenant — Time limits for landlord’s remedial action
§ 59.20.210 Landlord — Failure to carry out duties — Repairs effected by tenant — Bids — Notice — Deduction of cost from rent — Limitations
§ 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
§ 59.20.230 Defective condition — Unfeasible to remedy defect — Termination of tenancy
§ 59.20.240 Payment of rent condition to exercising remedies
§ 59.20.250 Mediation of disputes by independent third party
§ 59.20.260 Arbitration — Authorized — Selection of arbitrator — Procedure
§ 59.20.270 Arbitration — Application — Hearings — Decisions
§ 59.20.280 Arbitration — Fee
§ 59.20.290 Arbitration — Completion of arbitration after giving notice
§ 59.20.300 Manufactured/mobile home communities — Notice of sale
§ 59.20.305 Manufactured/mobile home communities — Good faith negotiations — Notice of intent to purchase or lease
§ 59.20.310 Unlawful detainer action — Limited dissemination
§ 59.20.320 Manufactured/mobile home communities — Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase — Prohibited
§ 59.20.325 Manufactured/mobile home communities — Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase
§ 59.20.330 Manufactured/mobile home communities — Delivery of notice of opportunity to compete to purchase — Tenant duties — Timelines
§ 59.20.335 Manufactured/mobile home communities — Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase — Process
§ 59.20.340 Manufactured/mobile home communities — Sale, transfer
§ 59.20.345 Manufactured/mobile home communities — Affidavit for notice of opportunity to compete to purchase — Preserve marketability of title
§ 59.20.350 Manufactured/mobile home communities — Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase — Registry of eligible organizations — Department of commerce to maintain
§ 59.20.355 Manufactured/mobile home communities — Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase — Failure to comply by owner — Penalty — Civil action
§ 59.20.360 Manufactured/mobile home communities — Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase — Exception
§ 59.20.901 Effective date — 1999 c 359
§ 59.20.902 Construction — Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships — 2009 c 521
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 59.20 - Manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Escrow: Money given to a third party to be held for payment until certain conditions are met.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grace period: The number of days you'll have to pay your bill for purchases in full without triggering a finance charge. Source: Federal Reserve
  • Intestate: Dying without leaving a will.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Precedent: A court decision in an earlier case with facts and law similar to a dispute currently before a court. Precedent will ordinarily govern the decision of a later similar case, unless a party can show that it was wrongly decided or that it differed in some significant way.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testify: Answer questions in court.
  • Trust account: A general term that covers all types of accounts in a trust department, such as estates, guardianships, and agencies. Source: OCC
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.