Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20 § 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.
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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.
Washington Revised Code § 59.20.040 establishes that the Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act (Chapter 59.20 RCW) is the primary legal framework governing rental agreements for mobile home lots, cooperative spaces, and subdivision lots within mobile home parks, where the tenant holds no ownership interest in the underlying property. Any rental agreement term that conflicts with this chapter is unenforceable to that extent. The general eviction statute (Chapter 59.12 RCW) may only be used to implement this chapter's provisions, not as a standalone alternative remedy, and certain sections of that statute are excluded entirely. Selected tenant-protection provisions from the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (Chapter 59.18 RCW) do apply to eviction and unlawful-detainer actions under this chapter, except in cases of abandonment.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 59.20.040, operators of mobile home parks, cooperatives, and subdivisions must structure their rental agreements to comply with Chapter 59.20 RCW, since any conflicting lease term is automatically unenforceable. Compliant operators do not rely on Chapter 59.12 RCW as a freestanding eviction remedy; instead, they use it only as a procedural tool within the framework Chapter 59.20 establishes. When pursuing eviction or unlawful-detainer actions, operators should be aware that specific provisions of Chapter 59.18 RCW—including RCW 59.18.055, 59.18.640, 59.18.365, 59.18.370, and 59.18.380 through 59.18.410—apply to lot tenancies under this chapter, while rentals of the mobile homes or manufactured homes themselves fall under Chapter 59.18 RCW separately.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Washington Revised Code § 59.20.040 gives tenants renting mobile home lots, cooperative spaces, or subdivision lots a dedicated set of legal rights and remedies under Chapter 59.20 RCW, and any lease provision that conflicts with that chapter cannot be enforced against them. Tenants also retain the benefit of several protective provisions from the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act in eviction proceedings, such as those found in RCW 59.18.055 and 59.18.365 through 59.18.410. Tenants who believe their rights under this chapter have been violated may consider consulting a tenant-rights organization, a housing legal aid provider, or reviewing resources from the Washington State Attorney General's Office to understand available remedies and complaint pathways.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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