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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1562

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State of Washington                              49th Legislature                              1986 Regular Session

By Representatives Niemi, Armstrong and Unsoeld; by request of Attorney General

Read first time 1/17/86 and referred to Committee on Judiciary.

AN ACT Relating to landlord and tenant; setting notice of termination provisions for tenants who are military personnel; authorizing the attorney general's Consumer Protection Act powers to be exercised for activities subject to the landlord tenant acts; amending RCW 59.18.200; adding a new section to chapter 59.18 RCW; and adding a new section to chapter 59.20 RCW.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

        Sec. 1.  Section 20, chapter 207, Laws of 1973 1st ex. sess. as amended by section 1, chapter 70, Laws of 1979 ex. sess. and RCW 59.18.200 are each amended to read as follows:

          (1) When premises are rented for an indefinite time, with monthly or other periodic rent reserved, such tenancy shall be construed to be a tenancy from month to month, or from period to period on which rent is payable, and shall be terminated by written notice of twenty days or more, preceding the end of any of said months or periods, given by either party to the other, but any tenant who is a member of the armed forces may terminate the rental agreement with less than twenty days' notice if he or she receives assignment orders which do not allow greater notice.

          (2) Whenever a landlord plans to change any apartment or apartments to a condominium form of ownership or plans to change to a policy of excluding children, the landlord shall give a written notice to a tenant at least ninety days before termination of the tenancy to effectuate such change in policy.  Such ninety-day notice shall be in lieu of the notice required by subsection (1) of this section:  PROVIDED, That if after giving the ninety-day notice the change in policy is delayed, the notice requirements of subsection (1) of this section shall apply unless waived by the tenant.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 59.18 RCW to read as follows:

          This chapter does not limit in any way the applicability of chapter 19.86 RCW to any person in an action by the attorney general.

NEW SECTION. Sec. 3.  A new section is added to chapter 59.20 RCW to read as follows:

          This chapter does not limit in any way the applicability of chapter 19.86 RCW to any person in an action by the attorney general.