CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 1054
Chapter 139, Laws of 2024
68TH LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
COMMON INTEREST COMMUNITIES—OCCUPANCY BY UNRELATED PERSONS
EFFECTIVE DATE: June 6, 2024
Passed by the House March 4, 2024
  Yeas 68  Nays 29
LAURIE JINKINS

Speaker of the House of Representatives
Passed by the Senate February 22, 2024
  Yeas 30  Nays 19
DENNY HECK

President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1054 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.
BERNARD DEAN

Chief Clerk
Chief Clerk
Approved March 18, 2024 3:05 PM
FILED
March 19, 2024
JAY INSLEE

Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

HOUSE BILL 1054

AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 2024 Regular Session
State of Washington
68th Legislature
2023 Regular Session
ByRepresentatives Walen, Simmons, Ryu, Bateman, Ramel, Doglio, Macri, Gregerson, Springer, Thai, Kloba, and Donaghy
Prefiled 12/20/22.Read first time 01/09/23.Referred to Committee on Housing.
AN ACT Relating to the authority of owners' associations in common interest communities to regulate or limit occupancy by unrelated persons; adding a new section to chapter 64.32 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.34 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.38 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.90 RCW; and providing a contingent expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 64.32 RCW to read as follows:
Except for occupancy limits on short-term rentals as defined in RCW 64.37.010 and any lawful limits on occupant load per square foot or generally applicable health and safety provisions as established by applicable building code, city ordinance, or county ordinance, an association of apartment owners may not adopt or enforce a restriction, covenant, condition, bylaw, rule, regulation, provision of a governing document, or master deed provision that regulates or limits the number of unrelated persons that may occupy an apartment.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 64.34 RCW to read as follows:
Except for occupancy limits on short-term rentals as defined in RCW 64.37.010 and any lawful limits on occupant load per square foot or generally applicable health and safety provisions as established by applicable building code, city ordinance, or county ordinance, a unit owners' association may not adopt or enforce a restriction, covenant, condition, bylaw, rule, regulation, provision of a governing document, or master deed provision that regulates or limits the number of unrelated persons that may occupy a unit.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 64.38 RCW to read as follows:
Except for occupancy limits on short-term rentals as defined in RCW 64.37.010 and any lawful limits on occupant load per square foot or generally applicable health and safety provisions as established by applicable building code, city ordinance, or county ordinance, a homeowners' association may not adopt or enforce a restriction, covenant, condition, bylaw, rule, regulation, provision of a governing document, or master deed provision that regulates or limits the number of unrelated persons that may occupy a lot.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 64.90 RCW to read as follows:
Except for occupancy limits on short-term rentals as defined in RCW 64.37.010 and any lawful limits on occupant load per square foot or generally applicable health and safety provisions as established by applicable building code, city ordinance, or county ordinance, a unit owners association may not adopt or enforce a restriction, covenant, condition, bylaw, rule, regulation, provision of a governing document, or master deed provision that regulates or limits the number of unrelated persons that may occupy a unit.
NEW SECTION.  Sec. 5. If chapter . . . (Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5796), Laws of 2024 is enacted by June 30, 2024, sections 1 through 3 of this act expire January 1, 2028.
Passed by the House March 4, 2024.
Passed by the Senate February 22, 2024.
Approved by the Governor March 18, 2024.
Filed in Office of Secretary of State March 19, 2024.
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