RCW 59.20.355: Manufactured/mobile home communities—Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase—Failure to comply by owner—Penalty

RCWs > Title 59 > Chapter 59.20 > Section 59.20.355

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59.20.350 << 59.20.355 >> 59.20.360

PDFRCW 59.20.355

Manufactured/mobile home communities—Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase—Failure to comply by owner—Penalty—Civil action.

(1) An owner who sells or transfers a manufactured/mobile home community and willfully fails to comply with RCW 59.20.325, 59.20.330, or 59.20.305 is liable to the state of Washington for a civil penalty in the amount of $10,000. This penalty is the exclusive state remedy for a violation of RCW 59.20.325, 59.20.330, or 59.20.305.

(2) The attorney general may bring a civil action in superior court in the name of the state against a landlord under this section to recover the penalty specified in subsection (1) of this section.

[ 2023 c 40 § 15.]

NOTES:

Findings—Intent—2023 c 40: See note following RCW 59.20.030.