Strengthening tenant protections.

 H-0901.3

HOUSE BILL 1915

State of Washington

69th Legislature

2025 Regular Session

By Representatives Richards, Thomas, Simmons, Scott, Parshley, Pollet, and Hill

Read first time 02/10/25. Referred to Committee on Housing.

AN ACT Relating to strengthening tenant protections under the residential landlord-tenant act and the manufactured/mobile home landlord-tenant act; amending RCW 59.18.650 , 59.18.650 , 59.20.080 , 59.18.410 , 59.18.057 , 59.18.365 , and 59.18.630 ; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:

Sec. 1. RCW 59.18.650 and 2021 c 212 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

(1)(a) A landlord may not evict a tenant, refuse to continue a tenancy, or end a periodic tenancy except for the causes enumerated in subsection (2) of this section and as otherwise provided in this subsection.