S-1019.1
SENATE BILL 5740
State of Washington
69th Legislature
2025 Regular Session
By Senators Braun and Chapman
Read first time 02/13/25. Referred to Committee on Housing.
AN ACT Relating to eviction reform and tenant safety; amending RCW 59.12.050 , 59.18.050 , 59.18.365 , 59.18.370 , 59.18.380 , 59.18.640 , 59.18.130 , 59.18.180 , 59.18.650 , and 59.18.650 ; creating a new section; providing an effective date; and providing an expiration date.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that changes to the residential landlord-tenant act since 2018 have lengthened the amount of time that it takes to complete an unlawful detainer action and complicated the process for both landlords and tenants. The legislature further finds that these changes have restricted the ability of both not-for-profit and for-profit housing providers to operate safe and functional rental housing. The legislature finds that affordable housing communities are currently suffering the most from the impact of the current regulatory regime, with many affordable housing organizations questioning their ability to continue to operate.
Sec. 2. RCW 59.12.050 and 1891 c 96 s 6 are each amended to read as follows: