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| Sections |
| 59.18.010 | Short title. |
| 59.18.020 | Rights and remedies—Obligation of good faith imposed. |
| 59.18.030 | Definitions. |
| 59.18.040 | Living arrangements exempted from chapter. |
| 59.18.050 | Jurisdiction of district and superior courts. |
| 59.18.055 | Notice—Alternative procedure—Court's jurisdiction limited—Application to chapter 59.20 RCW. |
| 59.18.057 | Notice—Form. |
| 59.18.058 | Notice—Translated versions—Legal or advocacy resource information. |
| 59.18.060 | Landlord—Duties. |
| 59.18.063 | Landlord—Written receipts for payments made by tenant. |
| 59.18.065 | Landlord—Copy of written rental agreement to tenant. |
| 59.18.070 | Landlord—Failure to perform duties—Notice from tenant—Contents—Time limits for landlord's remedial action. |
| 59.18.075 | Seizure of illegal drugs—Notification of landlord. |
| 59.18.080 | Payment of rent condition to exercising remedies—Exceptions. |
| 59.18.085 | Rental of condemned or unlawful dwelling—Tenant's remedies—Relocation assistance—Penalties. |
| 59.18.090 | Landlord's failure to remedy defective condition—Tenant's choice of actions. |
| 59.18.100 | Landlord's failure to carry out duties—Repairs effected by tenant—Procedure—Deduction of cost from rent—Limitations. |
| 59.18.110 | Failure of landlord to carry out duties—Determination by court or arbitrator—Judgment against landlord for diminished rental value and repair costs—Enforcement of judgment—Reduction in rent under certain conditions. |
| 59.18.115 | Substandard and dangerous conditions—Notice to landlord—Government certification—Escrow account. |
| 59.18.120 | Defective condition—Unfeasible to remedy defect—Termination of tenancy. |
| 59.18.125 | Inspections by local municipalities—Frequency—Number of rental properties inspected—Notice—Appeals—Penalties. |
| 59.18.130 | Duties of tenant. |
| 59.18.140 | Reasonable obligations or restrictions—Tenant's duty to conform—Landlord's duty to provide written notice in increase of rent. |
| 59.18.150 | Landlord's right of entry—Purposes—Searches by fire officials—Searches by code enforcement officials for inspection purposes—Conditions. |
| 59.18.160 | Landlord's remedies if tenant fails to remedy defective condition. |
| 59.18.170 | Landlord to give notice if tenant fails to carry out duties—Late fees. |
| 59.18.180 | Tenant's failure to comply with statutory duties—Landlord to give tenant written notice of noncompliance—Landlord's remedies. |
| 59.18.190 | Notice to tenant to remedy nonconformance. |
| 59.18.200 | Tenancy from month to month or for rental period—End of tenancy—Armed forces exception—Exclusion of children—Conversion to condominium—Demolition, substantial rehabilitation of the premises—Notice. |
| 59.18.210 | Tenancies from year to year except under written contract. |
| 59.18.220 | End of tenancy for a specified time—Armed forces exception. |
| 59.18.230 | Waiver of chapter provisions prohibited—Provisions prohibited from rental agreement—Distress for rent abolished—Detention of personal property for rent—Remedies. |
| 59.18.240 | Reprisals or retaliatory actions by landlord—Prohibited. |
| 59.18.250 | Reprisals or retaliatory actions by landlord—Presumptions—Rebuttal—Costs. |
| 59.18.253 | Deposit to secure occupancy by tenant—Landlord's duties—Violation. |
| 59.18.255 | Source of income—Landlords prohibited from certain acts—Violation—Penalties. |
| 59.18.257 | Screening of prospective tenants—Notice to prospective tenant—Costs—Adverse action notice—Violation. |
| 59.18.260 | Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant—Written rental agreement to specify terms and conditions for retention by landlord—Written checklist required. |
| 59.18.270 | Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant—Deposit by landlord in trust account—Receipt—Remedies under foreclosure—Claims. |
| 59.18.280 | Moneys paid as deposit or security for performance by tenant—Statement and notice of basis for retention—Remedies for landlord's failure to make refund—Exception. |
| 59.18.283 | Moneys paid by tenant—Landlord must apply toward rent—Tenant's right to possession—Installment payment plans. |
| 59.18.285 | Nonrefundable fees not to be designated as deposit—Written rental agreement required—Remedies. |
| 59.18.290 | Removal or exclusion of tenant from premises—Holding over or excluding landlord from premises after termination date—Attorneys' fees. |
| 59.18.300 | Termination of tenant's utility services—Tenant causing loss of landlord provided utility services. |
| 59.18.310 | Default in rent—Abandonment—Liability of tenant—Landlord's remedies—Sale of tenant's property by landlord, deceased tenant exception. |
| 59.18.312 | Writ of restitution—Storage and sale of tenant's property—Use of proceeds from sale—Service by sheriff, form. |
| 59.18.315 | Mediation of disputes by independent third party. |
| 59.18.320 | Arbitration—Authorized—Exceptions—Notice—Procedure. |
| 59.18.330 | Arbitration—Application—Hearings—Decisions. |
| 59.18.340 | Arbitration—Fee. |
| 59.18.350 | Arbitration—Completion of arbitration after giving notice. |
| 59.18.352 | Threatening behavior by tenant—Termination of agreement—Written notice—Financial obligations. |
| 59.18.354 | Threatening behavior by landlord—Termination of agreement—Financial obligations. |
| 59.18.360 | Exemptions. |
| 59.18.363 | Unlawful detainer action—Distressed home, previously. |
| 59.18.365 | Unlawful detainer action—Summons—Form. |
| 59.18.367 | Unlawful detainer action—Limited dissemination authorized, when. |
| 59.18.370 | Forcible entry or detainer or unlawful detainer actions—Writ of restitution—Application—Order—Hearing. |
| 59.18.380 | Forcible entry or detainer or unlawful detainer actions—Writ of restitution—Answer—Order—Stay—Bond. |
| 59.18.390 | Forcible entry or detainer or unlawful detainer actions—Writ of restitution—Service—Tenant's bond—Notice. |
| 59.18.400 | Forcible entry or detainer or unlawful detainer actions—Writ of restitution—Answer of defendant. |
| 59.18.410 | Forcible entry or detainer or unlawful detainer actions—Notice of default—Writ of restitution—Judgment—Execution. |
| 59.18.412 | Forcible or unlawful detainer proceeding. |
| 59.18.415 | Applicability to certain single-family dwelling leases. |
| 59.18.420 | RCW 59.12.090, 59.12.100, 59.12.121, and 59.12.170 inapplicable. |
| 59.18.430 | Applicability to prior, existing or future leases. |
| 59.18.435 | Applicability to proprietary leases. |
| 59.18.440 | Relocation assistance for low-income tenants—Certain cities, towns, counties, municipal corporations authorized to require. |
| 59.18.450 | Relocation assistance for low-income tenants—Payments not considered income—Eligibility for other assistance not affected. |
| 59.18.500 | Gang-related activity—Legislative findings, declarations, and intent. |
| 59.18.510 | Gang-related activity—Notice and demand the landlord commence unlawful detainer action—Petition to court—Attorneys' fees. |
| 59.18.550 | Drug and alcohol free housing—Program of recovery—Terms—Application of chapter. |
| 59.18.570 | Victim protection—Definitions. |
| 59.18.575 | Victim protection—Notice to landlord—Termination of rental agreement—Procedures. |
| 59.18.580 | Victim protection—Limitation on tenant screening service provider disclosures and landlord's rental decisions. |
| 59.18.585 | Victim protection—Possession of dwelling unit—Exclusion of others—New lock or key. |
| 59.18.590 | Death of a tenant—Designated person. |
| 59.18.595 | Death of a tenant—Landlord duties—Disposition of property procedures—Liability. |
| 59.18.610 | Installments—Deposits, nonrefundable fees, and last month's rent—Statutory penalty. |
| 59.18.620 | Definitions applicable to RCW 59.18.625 and 59.18.630. |
| 59.18.625 | Late fees, charges for nonpayment of rent due between March 1, 2020, and six months after eviction moratorium expiration—Violations—Penalties. |
| 59.18.630 | Eviction moratorium—Unpaid rent—Repayment plans—Rental assistance. |
| 59.18.640 | Indigent tenants. |
| 59.18.650 | Eviction of tenant, refusal to continue tenancy, end of periodic tenancy—Cause—Notice—Penalties. |
| 59.18.670 | Security deposit—Landlord waiver, disclosure form—Fee in lieu—Claims for losses—Judicial action, collection activity—Violation. |
| 59.18.900 | Severability—1973 1st ex.s. c 207. |
| 59.18.911 | Effective date—1989 c 342. |
| 59.18.912 | Construction—Chapter applicable to state registered domestic partnerships—2009 c 521. |