5748 AMH SHEA ADAM 81

SB 5748 ‑ H AMD

By Representative Sheahan

     On page 12, after line 3, insert the following:

     "NEW SECTION.  Sec. 7.  A new section is added to chapter 49.60 RCW to read as follows:

     (1) Nothing in RCW 49.60.222 and 49.60.223, except 49.60.222(1)(g), shall apply to:

     (a) Any single-family house sold or rented by the owner if:

     (i) the owner does not own, or have an interest in the proceeds of the sale or rental of, more than three such single-family houses at one time;

     (ii) the sale or rental occurred without the use of the sales or rental facilities or services of any real estate broker or  salesperson as defined in RCW 18.85.010, or of such services of any person in the business of selling or renting dwellings, or an employee or agent of a real estate broker or salesperson;

     (iii) the sale or rental occurred without the publication, posting, or mailing of any advertisement, sign, or statement in violation of RCW 49.60.222(1)(g); and

     (iv) in the case of the sale of a single-family house by an owner not residing in the house at the time of sale or who was not the most recent resident of the house prior to the sale, the owner has not made such a sale within the previous twenty-four month period.

     (b) Rooms or units in dwellings containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than four families living independently of each other if the owner maintains and occupies one of the rooms or units as his or her residence.

     (2) For the purposes of this section, a person shall be deemed to be in the business of selling or renting dwellings if he or she:

     (a) has participated as principal in three or more transactions involving the sale or rental of any dwelling or interest therein within the preceding twelve months; or

     (b) has participated as agent, other than in the sale of his or her own personal residence, in providing sales or rental facilities or services in two or more transactions involving the sale or rental of any dwelling or interest therein within the preceding twelve months; or

     (c) is the owner of any dwelling designed or intended for occupancy by, or occupied by, five or more families."

Renumber the remaining section and correct the title accordingly

EFFECT:  Exempts from provisions relating to discrimination in real estate transactions:  (1) the sale or rental of a single-family house by the owner, if the owner does not own more than three single-family houses at one time and does not use a real estate broker or agent in the sale or rental; and  (2) units in dwellings containing living quarters occupied or intended to be occupied by no more than four families if the owner resides in one of the units.