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Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.310 (2026)

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(1) A court may order an unlawful detainer action to be of limited dissemination for one or more persons if: (a) The court finds that the plaintiff's case was sufficiently without basis in fact or law; (b) the tenancy was reinstated by the court; or (c) other good cause exists for limiting dissemination of the unlawful detainer action.
(2) An order to limit dissemination of an unlawful detainer action must be in writing.
(3) When an order for limited dissemination of an unlawful detainer action has been entered with respect to a person, a tenant screening service provider must not: (a) Disclose the existence of that unlawful detainer action in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited, or (b) use the unlawful detainer action as a factor in determining any score or recommendation to be included in a tenant screening report pertaining to the person for whom dissemination has been limited.
[ 2019 c 390 s 18; 2019 c 342 s 9.]

Notes:

Contingent effective date—2019 c 390 ss 17 and 18: See note following RCW 59.20.060.
Finding—Intent—2019 c 390: See note following RCW 59.21.005.
Tax preference performance statement and expiration—2019 c 390: See note following RCW 84.36.560.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2023–2024 · leading case: Gateway Prop. Mgmt., V. Mandy York (Wash. Ct. App. 2023).
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Gateway Prop. Mgmt., V. Mandy York (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 3× “On December 13, 2022, Tinnerstet and York moved to reinstate their tenancy and for an order of limited dissemination pursuant to RCW 59.20.310. On December 27, 2022, the trial court reinstated Tinnerstet and York’s tenancy after finding that Tinnerstet paid the total amount of…”
1383 Fair Street, LLC v. Misty Steiner (Wash. Ct. App. 2024). “1 RCW 59.20.310 allows mobile home lot tenants to move for an OLD, which prevents tenant screening companies from automatically disseminating an unlawful detainer action to prospective landlords.”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.310(1)(b) — 1 case
Gateway Prop. Mgmt., V. Mandy York (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “On December 13, 2022, Tinnerstet and York moved to reinstate their tenancy and for an order of limited dissemination pursuant to RCW 59.20.310. On December 27, 2022, the trial court reinstated Tinnerstet and York’s tenancy after finding that Tinnerstet paid the total amount of…”
— Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20.310(3) — 1 case
Gateway Prop. Mgmt., V. Mandy York (Wash. Ct. App. 2023). “On December 13, 2022, Tinnerstet and York moved to reinstate their tenancy and for an order of limited dissemination pursuant to RCW 59.20.310. On December 27, 2022, the trial court reinstated Tinnerstet and York’s tenancy after finding that Tinnerstet paid the total amount of…”
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