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                                                   HOUSE BILL NO. 1551

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State of Washington                               51st Legislature                              1989 Regular Session

By Representatives Todd, Padden, Anderson and Crane

Read first time 1/27/89 and referred to Committee on Housing.

AN ACT Relating to mobile home landlords; and amending RCW 59.20.074.

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

        Sec. 1.  Section 1, chapter 78, Laws of 1985 and RCW 59.20.074 are each amended to read as follows:

(1) A secured party who has a security interest in a mobile home that is located within a mobile home park ((and takes)) who has a right to possession of the mobile home under RCW 62A.9-503, shall be liable to the landlord from the date of written notice by the landlord, for rent for occupancy of the mobile home space under the same terms the tenant was paying prior to repossession, and any other reasonable expenses incurred, until disposition of the mobile home under RCW 62A.9-504.

          (2)  This section shall not affect the availability of a landlord's lien as provided in chapter 60.72 RCW.

          (3) As used in this section, "security interest" shall have the same meaning as this term is defined in RCW 62A.1-201, and "secured party" shall have the same meaning as this term is defined in RCW 62A.9-105.

(4) Any rent or other reasonable costs incurred pursuant to this 1989 act shall be paid to the landlord prior to removal of the mobile home from the mobile home park.

(5) Tenants in a mobile home park shall provide the landlord with the name and address of any secured party who has a security interest in the mobile home.