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Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.130 (2026)

Duties of landlord

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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) Maintain the common premises and prevent the accumulation of stagnant water and to prevent the detrimental effects of moving water when such condition is not the fault of the tenant;
(3) Keep any shared or common premises reasonably clean, sanitary, and safe from defects to reduce the hazards of fire or accident;
(4) Keep all common premises of the mobile home park, and vacant mobile home lots, not in the possession of tenants, free of weeds or plant growth noxious and detrimental to the health of the tenants and free from potentially injurious or unsightly objects and condition;
(5) Exterminate or make a reasonable effort to exterminate rodents, vermin, or other pests dangerous to the health and safety of the tenant whenever infestation exists on the common premises or whenever infestation occurs in the interior of a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model as a result of infestation existing on the common premises;
(6) Maintain and protect all utilities provided to the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model in good working condition. Maintenance responsibility shall be determined at that point where the normal mobile home, manufactured home, or park model utilities "hook-ups" connect to those provided by the landlord or utility company;
(7) Respect the privacy of the tenants and shall have no right of entry to a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model without the prior written consent of the occupant, except in case of emergency or when the occupant has abandoned the mobile home, manufactured home, or park model. Such consent may be revoked in writing by the occupant at any time. The ownership or management shall have a right of entry upon the land upon which a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model is situated for maintenance of utilities, to insure [ensure] compliance with applicable codes, statutes, ordinances, administrative rules, and the rental agreement and the rules of the park, and protection of the mobile home park at any reasonable time or in an emergency, but not in a manner or at a time which would interfere with the occupant's quiet enjoyment. The ownership or management shall make a reasonable effort to notify the tenant of their intention of entry upon the land which a mobile home, manufactured home, or park model is located prior to entry;
(8) Allow tenants freedom of choice in the purchase of goods and services, and not unreasonably restrict access to the mobile home park for such purposes;
(9) Maintain roads within the mobile home park in good condition; and
(10) Notify each tenant within five days after a petition has been filed by the landlord for a change in the zoning of the land where the mobile home park is located and make a description of the change available to the tenant.
A landlord shall not have a duty to repair a defective condition under this section, nor shall any defense or remedy be available to the tenant under this chapter, if the defective condition complained of was caused by the conduct of the tenant, the tenant's family, invitee, or other person acting under the tenant's control, or if a tenant unreasonably fails to allow the landlord access to the property for purposes of repair.
[ 1999 c 359 s 11; 1993 c 66 s 20; 1984 c 58 s 5; 1979 ex.s. c 186 s 8.]

Notes:

Severability—1984 c 58: See note following RCW 59.20.200.
Severability—1979 ex.s. c 186: See note following RCW 59.20.030.
Smoke detection devices required in dwelling units: RCW 43.44.110.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1996–2017 · leading case: Lawson v. City of Pasco, 230 P.3d 1038 (Wash. 2010).
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Lawson v. City of Pasco, 230 P.3d 1038 (Wash. 2010). · cites it 6× “080 and RCW 59.20.130 expressly reference local ordinances to which landlord and tenants may be subject in the context of mobile home parks.”
Lawson v. City of Pasco, 168 Wash. 2d 675 (Wash. 2010). · cites it 6× “080 and RCW 59.20.130 expressly reference local ordinances to which landlord and tenants may be subject in the context of mobile home parks.”
Degel v. Majestic Mobile Manor, Inc., 914 P.2d 728 (Wash. 1996). “See also RCW 59.20.130(4) (landlord of a mobile home park is required to keep the common areas of the mobile home park free from potentially injurious conditions).”
Degel v. Majestic Mobile Manor, Inc., 129 Wash. 2d 43 (Wash. 1996). “See also RCW 59.20.130(4) (landlord of a mobile home park is required to keep the common areas of the mobile home park free from potentially injurious conditions).”
Seashore Villa Ass'n v. Hagglund Fam. Ltd. P'ship, 260 P.3d 906 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). “RCW 59.20.130(7). Accordingly, the landlord could, after notifying the tenant, enter the lots to ensure conformity with the terms of the lease and the Park’s rules and regulations.”
Lawson v. City of Pasco, 181 P.3d 896 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 4× “And RCW 59.20.130(1) states: It shall be the duty of the landlord to: (1) Comply with codes, statutes, ordinances, and administrative rules applicable to the mobile home park.”
Lawson v. City of Pasco, 144 Wash. App. 203 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). · cites it 3× “And RCW 59.20.130(1) states: It shall be the duty of the landlord to: (1) Comply with codes, statutes, ordinances, and administrative rules applicable to the mobile home park.”
Neal Mcintosh v. Azalea Gardens, Llc (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 6× “20 RCW, RCW 59.20.130. The court dismissed one of the Tenants’ claims with prejudice and denied both parties’ motions for summary judgment on the breach of lease claims.”
Narrows Real Est., Inc., Resp/cross-app. v. Mdhr, Consum. Prot. Div., App/cross-resp, 199 Wash. App. 842 (Wash. Ct. App. 2017). “¶31 Additionally, RCW 59.20.130 sets forth the maintenance duties of the landlord.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.130(1) — 5 cases
Lawson v. City of Pasco, 230 P.3d 1038 (Wash. 2010). “080 and RCW 59.20.130 expressly reference local ordinances to which landlord and tenants may be subject in the context of mobile home parks.”
Lawson v. City of Pasco, 168 Wash. 2d 675 (Wash. 2010). “080 and RCW 59.20.130 expressly reference local ordinances to which landlord and tenants may be subject in the context of mobile home parks.”
Lawson v. City of Pasco, 181 P.3d 896 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “And RCW 59.20.130(1) states: It shall be the duty of the landlord to: (1) Comply with codes, statutes, ordinances, and administrative rules applicable to the mobile home park.”
Lawson v. City of Pasco, 144 Wash. App. 203 (Wash. Ct. App. 2008). “And RCW 59.20.130(1) states: It shall be the duty of the landlord to: (1) Comply with codes, statutes, ordinances, and administrative rules applicable to the mobile home park.”
Neal Mcintosh v. Azalea Gardens, Llc (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “20 RCW, RCW 59.20.130. The court dismissed one of the Tenants’ claims with prejudice and denied both parties’ motions for summary judgment on the breach of lease claims.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.130(2) — 1 case
Neal Mcintosh v. Azalea Gardens, Llc (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “20 RCW, RCW 59.20.130. The court dismissed one of the Tenants’ claims with prejudice and denied both parties’ motions for summary judgment on the breach of lease claims.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.130(4) — 2 cases
Degel v. Majestic Mobile Manor, Inc., 914 P.2d 728 (Wash. 1996). “See also RCW 59.20.130(4) (landlord of a mobile home park is required to keep the common areas of the mobile home park free from potentially injurious conditions).”
Degel v. Majestic Mobile Manor, Inc., 129 Wash. 2d 43 (Wash. 1996). “See also RCW 59.20.130(4) (landlord of a mobile home park is required to keep the common areas of the mobile home park free from potentially injurious conditions).”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.130(7) — 1 case
Seashore Villa Ass'n v. Hagglund Fam. Ltd. P'ship, 260 P.3d 906 (Wash. Ct. App. 2011). “RCW 59.20.130(7). Accordingly, the landlord could, after notifying the tenant, enter the lots to ensure conformity with the terms of the lease and the Park’s rules and regulations.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.130(9) — 1 case
Neal Mcintosh v. Azalea Gardens, Llc (Wash. Ct. App. 2016). “20 RCW, RCW 59.20.130. The court dismissed one of the Tenants’ claims with prejudice and denied both parties’ motions for summary judgment on the breach of lease claims.”
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