H-1617.1
SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1768
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By House Housing (originally sponsored by Representatives Lekanoff, Bernbaum, Scott, Parshley, Eslick, Pollet, and Reed)
READ FIRST TIME 02/21/25.
AN ACT Relating to preserving manufactured housing communities by limiting purchases by certain entities; amending RCW 19.86.140 ; adding a new chapter to Title 19 RCW; creating a new section; and prescribing penalties.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that manufactured housing plays a key role in the availability of affordable homeownership opportunities in Washington state. The legislature also finds that it has taken steps to help preserve the availability and affordability of rental lots for manufactured homeowners, who are often senior or low-income households. However, the legislature further finds that acquisition of local manufactured housing communities by large investment and business entities is driving local landlords out of business while displacing homeowners with significant increases in rent and fees. Therefore, the legislature intends to prohibit large investment and business entities from purchasing more of the state's existing manufactured housing communities so that our state's residents and families can afford to buy and live in manufactured homes in existing communities.
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. (1)(a) A business entity may not purchase, acquire, or otherwise obtain an interest in another manufactured housing community or lot if it has an interest in at least: