2069-S AMH DUFA LEIN 081
SHB 2069 - H AMD 382
By Representative Dufault
NOT CONSIDERED 12/23/2019
On page 1, beginning on line 14, after "bills," strike "or may" and insert "and must"
On page 1, beginning on line 16, after "delinquent" strike all material through "delinquency" on line 21
On page 2, line 13, after "account." insert "The owner or owner's designee shall notify the city or town in writing within seven days of the termination of the rental agreement or vacation of the premises by a tenant if the owner or designee received notice of a tenant's delinquency during the preceding sixty days. The city or town must notify the owner or the owner's designee of any remaining delinquent charge on a tenant's account within seven days of receipt of notice by the owner or owner's designee of the termination of the rental agreement or vacation of the premises by a tenant. The owner or the owner's designee shall provide the city or town a forwarding mailing address for the tenant if a forwarding address has been provided, in addition to notice of any remaining balance of the security deposit owed to the tenant, minus any deductions for past due rent, damages, or other proper charges, and shall remit from the balance up to the full amount due the city or town by the tenant within twenty-one days of the termination of the rental agreement or vacation of the premises by the tenant."
On page 2, after line 37, insert the following:
"(5) This section does not apply to utility services provided to a property zoned for commercial or industrial use."
On page 6, line 16, after "provided in" strike "RCW 35.21.217(4) and" and insert "((RCW 35.21.217(4)))"
| EFFECT: Requires a city or town to notify a property owner of a tenant's delinquent utility account. Requires a property owner or owner's designee to notify a city or town within seven days of a termination of a rental agreement or vacation of a premises if the tenant's utility account had a delinquent status during the preceding 60 days, and requires a city or town to respond to the owner or designee within 7 days with a balance of remaining charges owed by the tenant. Requires an owner or designee to notify a city or town of a forwarding address, if provided, as well as notice of any remaining balance of a tenant's security deposit, minus deductions for past due rent, damages, or other proper charges, and requires the owner or designee to remit the charges owed to a city or town from the balance within 21 days of a termination of a rental agreement and vacation of the premises. Excludes properties zoned as commercial or industrial. Makes a technical correction by removing a deleted cross-reference. |
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