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                    SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5529

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State of Washington      55th Legislature     1997 Regular Session

By Senate Committee on Law & Justice (originally sponsored by Senators Kohl, Horn, Heavey, Schow, Fairley, Winsley and Oke)

Read first time 03/05/97.

Providing written receipts to tenants.

    AN ACT Relating to requiring a landlord to provide a written receipt if requested; and adding a new section to chapter 59.18 RCW.

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

NEW SECTION. Sec. 1.  A new section is added to chapter 59.18 RCW to read as follows:

    A landlord shall provide, upon the request of a tenant, a written receipt for any payments made by the tenant.

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