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WA State Rental Housing Law
WA State
RCW: 59.18 — Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RLTA)
RCW 59.12 — Forcible Entry and Forcible and Unlawful Detainer
RCW 59.20 — Manufactured/Mobile Homes Landlord-Tenant Act
RCW 61.24.146 — Foreclosure of tenant-occupied property—Notice to vacate.
RCW 61.24.060 — Rights and remedies of trustee's sale purchaser— Written notice to occupants or tenants.
RCW 64.28 — Joint Tenancies
New WA State Laws (2025)
HB 1217
HB 1003
SB 5313
WA Local
January
Seattle SMC 22.200 — Housing Code
Tacoma TMC 1.95 — Rental Housing Code
Tacoma TMC 1.100 — Landlord Fairness Code Initiative
Spokane Municipal Code 10.57 — Regulation of Residential Rental Housing
King County Code 12.20 and 12.25
Olympia Municipal Code 5.82 — Rental Housing Code
Bellingham Municipal Code 10.48 and 6.11 - 6.15
Federal Way Revised Code 12.35 and 20.05
Kent City Code 5.14 and 10.02
Auburn City Code 5.23 — Rental Housing Policy
SeaTac Municipal Code 4.05 — Rental Housing Protections and 15.465.200
Shoreline Municipal Code 9.35 — Residential Tenant Protections
Kirkland Municipal Code 7.75 — Tenant Protections
Redmond Municipal Code 9.54 and 6.38
Issaquah Municipal Code 5.52 — Tenant Protections
Tumwater Municipal Code 5.70, 5.75, and 5.80
Burien Municipal Code 5.62 and 5.63
Port Townsend Municipal Code 9.60 — Residential Rent Increases Notice
Federal
Fair Housing Act
Americans With Disabilities Act
Fair Credit Reporting Act
CARES Act
WA State Case Law
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF COUNTY OF KING v. KNIGHT (2025)
VALLEY CITIES COUNSELING AND CONSULTATION v. EDDINES (2024)
PRINCETON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INC v. ALLEN (2024)
PENDLETON PLACE LLC v. ASENTISTA 5454 312 98312 (2024)
JONATHAN HERNANDEZ v. Any other tenants, Defendants. (2024)
KIEMLE HAGOOD COMPANY v. DANIELS (2023)
RENTAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION CJD LLC LLC v. CITY OF SEATTLE (2022)
RENTAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON v. CITY OF FEDERAL WAY (2022)
SHERWOOD AUBURN LLC v. PINZON (2022)
NORTHWICK v. LONG (2015)
PHAM v. CORBETT (2015)
CHRISTENSEN v. ELLSWORTH (2007)
JOSEPHINIUM ASSOCIATES v. KAHLI (2002)
Foisy v. Wyman (1973)
