FINAL BILL REPORT

SB 5863

                                  C 253 L 87

BYSenators Warnke, Garrett and Rasmussen

Prohibiting the refusal or expulsion of mobile homes from a mobile home park because of the age of the mobile home.

Senate Committee on Commerce & Labor

House Committe on Housing

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

The Mobile Home Landlord Tenant Act prohibits any landlord from:  denying tenants the right to sell their mobile homes within a park or require its removal due to sale; restricting a tenant's freedom of choice in purchasing goods or services other than exterior structural improvements; prohibiting meetings by tenants to discuss living conditions; taking adverse actions against a tenant for filing a complaint with a government agency, requesting a landlord to comply with the provisions of the Act, filing suit against the landlord, or participating in a homeowner's association; charging a utility fee in excess of the actual utility costs; and removing or excluding a tenant from the premises without complying with the provisions of the Act.

The restrictions placed on landlords do not include a limitation on the ability to remove or restrict entry to the mobile park due to the age of the mobile home unit.

SUMMARY:

The Mobile Home Landlord Tenant Act is amended to prohibit a landlord from preventing the entry or requiring the removal of a mobile home for the sole reason that the mobile home unit has reached a certain age.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Senate    43     2

      House 94   3 (House amended)

      Senate    38     0 (Senate concurred)

EFFECTIVE:July 26, 1987