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HOUSE BILL 1538
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State of Washington 53rd Legislature 1993 Regular Session
By Representatives Leonard, Ogden, Morris and Flemming
Read first time 02/01/93. Referred to Committee on Trade, Economic Development & Housing.
AN ACT Relating to rent control; and amending RCW 35.21.830 and 36.01.130.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1. RCW 35.21.830 and 1981 c 75 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:
The imposition of controls on rent is of state-wide significance and is preempted by the state. No city or town of any class may enact, maintain, or enforce ordinances or other provisions which regulate the amount of rent to be charged for single family or multiple unit residential rental structures or sites other than properties in public ownership, under public management, or properties providing low-income rental housing under joint public-private agreements for the financing or provision of such low-income rental housing. Nothing in this section may be construed to preempt local ordinances that relate to the control of rents at floating home moorage sites or mobile home parks as defined in RCW 59.20.030. This section shall not be construed as prohibiting any city or town from entering into agreements with private persons which regulate or control the amount of rent to be charged for rental properties.
Sec. 2. RCW 36.01.130 and 1991 c 363 s 43 are each amended to read as follows:
The imposition of controls on rent is of state-wide significance and is preempted by the state. No county may enact, maintain or enforce ordinances or other provisions which regulate the amount of rent to be charged for single family or multiple unit residential rental structures or sites other than properties in public ownership, under public management, or properties providing low-income rental housing under joint public-private agreements for the financing or provision of such low-income rental housing. Nothing in this section may be construed to preempt local ordinances that relate to the control of rents at floating home moorage sites or mobile home parks as defined in RCW 59.20.030. This section shall not be construed as prohibiting any county from entering into agreements with private persons which regulate or control the amount of rent to be charged for rental properties.
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