Updated 03/09
Washington State Statutes/Administrative Codes - Housing
Contents
- New Legislation
- General Housing Policy & Programs
- Housing Finance/Assistance
- Housing Authority
- Specific Housing Types
- Renewal/Removal
- Nonprofit Property/Housing
- Miscellaneous
- Housing Statutes and Federal Law
- EHB 3142 (2008) - Affordable Housing Land Acquisition Revolving Loan Fund.
- ESB 5959 (2008) - Transitional Housing Operating and Rent Program (for individuals and families at risk of being homeless).
- SSB 5524 (2008) - Limitation on Local Government Regulation of Mobile and Manufactured Home Locations.
- ESHB 2984 (2006) - New Affordable Housing Incentive Program
General Housing Policy & Programs
- Washington Housing Policy Act - Chapter 43.185B, RCW.
- Affordable Housing Program - Chapter 43.185A, RCW.
- Affordable Housing Program (CTED, now the Washington State Department of Commerce) - WAC 365-200.
- Housing goal (Growth Management Act) - RCW 36.70A.020 (Item 4).
- Mandatory housing element - (Growth Management Act) - RCW 36.70A.070 (Item 2).
- Housing - (CTED, now the Washington State Department of Commerce) coordination duties - RCW 43.63A.650.
- Housing - (CTED, now the Washington State Deptartment of Commerce) technical assistance and information, affordable housing - RCW 43.63A.660.
- Housing Cooperation Law - Chapter 35.83, RCW.
- Housing Finance Commission - Chapter 43.180, RCW.
- Housing Finance Commission - Title 262, WAC.
- Housing Assistance Program (Housing Trust Fund) - Chapter 43.185, RCW.
- New and Rehabilitated Multiple Unit Dwellings in Urban Centers (property tax exemption for multifamily in cities over 100,000 or in largest city in county) - Chapter 84.14, RCW.
- Emergency mortgage & rental assistance program (rural natural resource impact areas) - RCW 43.63A.610 (through 645).
- Low income housing - Loans and grants (cities and towns) - RCW 35.21.685.
- Home Security Fund Account – RCW 43.185C.060.
- Transitional Housing Operating and Rent Program – RCW 43.185C.210 – RCW 43.185C.215.
- Affordable Housing Land Acquisition Revolving Loan Fund – RCW 43.185A.110.
- Affordable Housing and Community Facilities Rapid Response Loan Program – RCW 43.185A.120.
- Home Matching Fund (Pilot program - homesharing for more efficient use of available housing) – RCW 43.63A.670 – RCW 43.63A.680.
- Allocation of single family bonds among local housing agencies - WAC 365-70
- Housing Authorities Law - Chapter 35.82, RCW.
- Accessory Apartments - CTED (Washington State Deptartment of Commerce) duties RCW 43.63A.215 (see also RCW 36.70.677 - counties, RCW 35A.63.230 - code cities, RCW 35.63.210 - cities & towns, RCW 36.70A.400 - GMA local governments).
- Farmworker housing - RCW 43.63A.650, RCW 43.63A.500 & RCW 43.63A.505.
- Homeless and Housing Assistance - Chapter 43.185C, RCW.
- Independent Youth Housing – RCW 43.63A.305 – 315.
- Manufactured housing - RCW 43.63A.470 - 490.
- Department of Labor and Industries (section 335 - 495, regulation of mobile homes & factory built housing) - Chapter 43.22, RCW.
- Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act - Chapter 59.20, RCW.
- Mobile home relocation assistance - Chapter 59.21, RCW.
- Manufactured Housing – Limits on local government regulation on placement or use of manufactured homes – RCW 35.21.684 – cities & towns, RCW 35A.21.312 – code cities, and RCW 36.01.225 – counties.
- Condominium Conversion – Notice, tenants, relocation assistance and reporting requirements – RCW 64.34.440 – 442.
- Unfit Dwellings, Buildings & Structures - Chapter 35.80, RCW.
- Condemnation of Blighted Property - Chapter 35.80A, RCW.
- Urban Renewal - Chapter 35.81, RCW.
- Nonprofit homes for the aging - RCW 84.36.041.
- Nonprofit property used to provide housing for persons with developmental disabilities - RCW 84.36.042.
- Nonprofit property used in providing emergency or transitional housing to low income homeless or victims of domestic violence - RCW 84.36.043.
- Nonprofit property used to provide rental housing for very low-income - RCW 84.36.560.
- Landlord-Tenant Act - Title 59, RCW.
- Lease of county property - Affordable housing - RCW 36.34.135.
- Affordable housing - inventory of state-owned land - RCW 43.63A.510 (see also inventory of suitable property/housing - RCW 36.34.137 - counties, RCW 35.21.687 - cities and towns, RCW 47.12.064 - WSDOT, RCW 43.19.19201 - Dept. of General Administration, RCW 43.20A.037 - Dept. of Social & Health Services and RCW 72.09.055 - Dept. of corrections).
Federal Statutes and Housing Law
See MRSC's page on Federal Statutes and Housing Law for examples and references from U.S. Code and Regulations on Housing.