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Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.073 (2026)

Transfer of rental agreements

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(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 home, manufactured home, or park model.
(2) A tenant who sells a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model within a park must provide the buyer with a copy of a closure notice provided by the landlord pursuant to RCW 59.20.080, if such notice is in effect, at least 15 days in advance of the intended sale and transfer.
(3) A tenant who sells a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model within a park shall notify the landlord in writing of the date of the intended sale and transfer of the rental agreement at least 15 days in advance of such intended transfer and shall notify the buyer in writing of the provisions of this section. The tenant shall verify in writing to the landlord payment of all taxes, rent, and reasonable expenses due on the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model and mobile home lot. The tenant shall notify the buyer of all taxes, rent, and reasonable expenses due on the manufactured/mobile home or park model and the mobile home lot.
(4) At least seven days in advance of such intended transfer, the landlord shall:
(a) Notify the selling tenant, in writing, of a refusal to permit transfer of the rental agreement; or
(b) If the landlord approves of the transfer, provide the buyer with copies of the written rental agreement, the rules and regulations, and all other documents related to the tenancy. A landlord may not accept payment for rent or deposit from the buyer until the landlord has provided the buyer with these copies.
(5) The landlord may require the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model to meet applicable fire and safety standards if a state or local agency responsible for the enforcement of fire and safety standards has issued a notice of violation of those standards to the tenant and those violations remain uncorrected. Upon correction of the violation to the satisfaction of the state or local agency responsible for the enforcement of that notice of violation, the landlord's refusal to permit the transfer is deemed withdrawn.
(6) The landlord shall approve or disapprove of the assignment of a rental agreement on the same basis that the landlord approves or disapproves of any new tenant, and any disapproval shall be in writing. Consent to an assignment shall not be unreasonably withheld.
(7) Failure to notify the landlord in writing, as required under subsection (3) of this section; or failure of the new tenant to make a good faith attempt to arrange an interview with the landlord to discuss assignment of the rental agreement; or failure of the current or new tenant to obtain written approval of the landlord for assignment of the rental agreement, shall be grounds for disapproval of such transfer.
[ 2023 c 40 s 4; 2019 c 342 s 5; 2012 c 213 s 3; 2003 c 127 s 3; 1999 c 359 s 7; 1993 c 66 s 17; 1981 c 304 s 20.]

Notes:

Findings—Intent—2023 c 40: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
Severability—1981 c 304: See note following RCW 26.16.030.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1993–2024 · leading case: White River Estates v. Hiltbruner, 953 P.2d 796 (Wash. 1998).
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White River Estates v. Hiltbruner, 953 P.2d 796 (Wash. 1998). · cites it 16× “White River Estates, a mobile home park, seeks reversal of a published Court of Appeals' decision affirming the trial court's entry of judgment in favor of Karen Hiltbruner in her action for damages based on the Park's violation of RCW 59.20.073 of the Mobile Home…”
White River Estates v. Hiltbruner, 134 Wash. 2d 761 (Wash. 1998). · cites it 16× “White River Estates, a mobile home park, seeks reversal of a published Court of Appeals’ decision affirming the trial court’s entry of judgment in favor of Karen Hiltbruner in her action for damages based on the Park’s violation of RCW 59.20.073 of the Mobile Home…”
Country Manor MHC, LLC v. Occupant, 308 P.3d 818 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 15× “¶7 The trial court reviewed the applicable statute, RCW 59.20.073, and ordered an evidentiary hearing after concluding that the statute requires a landlord to be reasonable in refusing to consent to a tenancy assignment.”
Little Mountain Estates Tenants Ass'n v. Little Mountain Estates MHC, LLC, 192 P.3d 378 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 9× “Requirements for the transfer of the rental agreement are in RCW 59.20.073. ¶20 RCW 59.20.073(1) provides that “[a]ny rental agreement shall be assignable by the tenant to any person to whom he or she sells or transfers title to the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model.”
White River Estates v. Hiltbruner, 928 P.2d 440 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 15× “Finally, the Park argues that the court erred by instructing the jury that it should, consider emotional distress in calculating damages for claims brought under RCW 59.20.073. We hold that such dam *356 ages are recoverable because the violation was in the nature of an…”
Ethridge v. Hwang, 20 P.3d 958 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Hwang argues that Ethridge’s failure to comply with certain aspects of the assignment provisions of RCW 59.20.073 established her bad faith as a matter of law and bars her claim.”
Ethridge v. Hwang, 20 P.3d 958 (Wash. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 2× “Hwang argues that Ethridge's failure to comply with certain aspects of the assignment provisions of RCW 59.20.073 established her bad faith as a matter of law and bars her claim.”
Segura v. Cabrera, 319 P.3d 98 (Wash. Ct. App. 2014). · cites it 6× “¶24 Our high court began its analysis in White River Estates by noting RCW 59.20.073 is silent regarding what damages are available for its violation.”
Little Mountain Estates Tenants Ass'n v. Little Mountain Estates MHC, LLC, 236 P.3d 193 (Wash. 2010). · cites it 2× “Such a reading would be inconsistent with RCW 59.20.073(1) and RCW 59.20.060(2)(d).”
Gillette v. Zakarison, 846 P.2d 574 (Wash. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “RCW 59.20.073(4). The first three times Ms.”
Rebecca Thorley & Monica Baxter v. Donald E. Nowlin, et ux, 542 P.3d 137 (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “The tenant claimed the landlord violated RCW 59.20.073(6), which reads, in part, “Consent to an assignment shall not be unreasonably withheld.”
Little Mountain Estates Tenants Ass'n v. Lme, 192 P.3d 378 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 9× “Requirements for the transfer of the rental agreement are in RCW 59.20.073. ¶ 21 RCW 59.20.073(1) provides that "[a]ny rental agreement shall be assignable by the tenant to any person to whom he or she sells or transfers title to the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model.”
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— Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.073(1) — 5 cases
Little Mountain Estates Tenants Ass'n v. Little Mountain Estates MHC, LLC, 192 P.3d 378 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “Requirements for the transfer of the rental agreement are in RCW 59.20.073. ¶20 RCW 59.20.073(1) provides that “[a]ny rental agreement shall be assignable by the tenant to any person to whom he or she sells or transfers title to the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model.”
Little Mountain Estates Tenants Ass'n v. Little Mountain Estates MHC, LLC, 236 P.3d 193 (Wash. 2010). “Such a reading would be inconsistent with RCW 59.20.073(1) and RCW 59.20.060(2)(d).”
White River Estates v. Hiltbruner, 928 P.2d 440 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996). “Finally, the Park argues that the court erred by instructing the jury that it should, consider emotional distress in calculating damages for claims brought under RCW 59.20.073. We hold that such dam *356 ages are recoverable because the violation was in the nature of an…”
Little Mountain Estates Tenants Ass'n v. Lme, 192 P.3d 378 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “Requirements for the transfer of the rental agreement are in RCW 59.20.073. ¶ 21 RCW 59.20.073(1) provides that "[a]ny rental agreement shall be assignable by the tenant to any person to whom he or she sells or transfers title to the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model.”
Little Mountain v. Little Mountain Estates, 236 P.3d 193 (Wash. 2010).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.073(2) — 1 case
Country Manor MHC, LLC v. Occupant, 308 P.3d 818 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “¶7 The trial court reviewed the applicable statute, RCW 59.20.073, and ordered an evidentiary hearing after concluding that the statute requires a landlord to be reasonable in refusing to consent to a tenancy assignment.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.073(4) — 4 cases
Gillette v. Zakarison, 846 P.2d 574 (Wash. Ct. App. 1993). “RCW 59.20.073(4). The first three times Ms.”
White River Estates v. Hiltbruner, 953 P.2d 796 (Wash. 1998). “White River Estates, a mobile home park, seeks reversal of a published Court of Appeals' decision affirming the trial court's entry of judgment in favor of Karen Hiltbruner in her action for damages based on the Park's violation of RCW 59.20.073 of the Mobile Home…”
White River Estates v. Hiltbruner, 134 Wash. 2d 761 (Wash. 1998). “White River Estates, a mobile home park, seeks reversal of a published Court of Appeals’ decision affirming the trial court’s entry of judgment in favor of Karen Hiltbruner in her action for damages based on the Park’s violation of RCW 59.20.073 of the Mobile Home…”
White River Estates v. Hiltbruner, 928 P.2d 440 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996). “Finally, the Park argues that the court erred by instructing the jury that it should, consider emotional distress in calculating damages for claims brought under RCW 59.20.073. We hold that such dam *356 ages are recoverable because the violation was in the nature of an…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.073(5) — 4 cases
White River Estates v. Hiltbruner, 928 P.2d 440 (Wash. Ct. App. 1996). “Finally, the Park argues that the court erred by instructing the jury that it should, consider emotional distress in calculating damages for claims brought under RCW 59.20.073. We hold that such dam *356 ages are recoverable because the violation was in the nature of an…”
Jerymaine Beasley, V. Geico Gen. Ins. Co. (Wash. Ct. App. 2022).
1383 Fair Street, LLC v. Misty Steiner (Wash. Ct. App. 2024).
Jose Segura, et ux v. Rogaciano Cabrera, et ux (Wash. Ct. App. 2014).
— Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.073(6) — 2 cases
Country Manor MHC, LLC v. Occupant, 308 P.3d 818 (Wash. Ct. App. 2013). “¶7 The trial court reviewed the applicable statute, RCW 59.20.073, and ordered an evidentiary hearing after concluding that the statute requires a landlord to be reasonable in refusing to consent to a tenancy assignment.”
Rebecca Thorley & Monica Baxter v. Donald E. Nowlin, et ux, 542 P.3d 137 (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “The tenant claimed the landlord violated RCW 59.20.073(6), which reads, in part, “Consent to an assignment shall not be unreasonably withheld.”
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