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BILL · 2019–20 SESSION · LATEST VERSION EHB 2610

HB 2610: Mobile home community sales

Concerning the sale or lease of manufactured/mobile home communities and the property on which they sit.

Summary

  • Requires manufactured/mobile home community (MHC) landlords to provide a written notice of opportunity to purchase an MHC to each tenant, the Department of Commerce (Commerce), and the Housing Finance Commission within 14 days after the MHC is listed for sale or lease.
  • Requires qualified tenant organizations and eligible organizations be permitted 45 days after receipt of a notice of opportunity to purchase to provide the landlord with a notice of intent to consider purchase or lease of the MHC.
  • Requires a landlord to wait 90 days after receipt of notice of intent before accepting an offer to purchase or lease the park from a person or entity other than a qualified tenant organization or eligible organization.
  • Requires good faith negotiations between landlords and qualified tenant organizations and eligible organizations when a landlord sells or leases an MHC or the property on which it sits.
  • Directs Commerce to maintain a registry of all eligible organizations submitting a written request to receive notices of opportunity to purchase.
  • Penalizes a landlord who willfully fails to comply with the notice, waiting period, or good faith negotiation requirements in the amount of $10,000.

From the Engrossed Senate Bill Report (EHB 2610), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · passed House, stalled in Senate
  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2020
  2. Out of committeeFeb 7, 2020
  3. Passed HouseFeb 16, 2020
  4. Passed Senatestopped here
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Davina Duerr (D-1)
Introduced
January 16, 2020 in the House
Last action
March 12, 2020
Companion bill
SB 6230
Budget
Has a fiscal note

AN ACT Relating to the sale or lease of manufactured/mobile home communities and the property on which they sit;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Davina Duerr (D-1)

14 co-sponsors (13 Democrats, 1 Republican)

Alex Ramel D-40Shelley Kloba D-1Sherry Appleton D-23Amy Walen D-48Paul Harris R-17Cindy Ryu D-32Mia Gregerson D-33Beth Doglio D-22Laurie Dolan D-22Javier Valdez D-46Steve Tharinger D-24Sharon Tomiko Santos D-37Gerry Pollet D-46Nicole Macri D-43

Votes

House · 3rd Reading & Final Passage

Passed February 16, 2020
Version voted on: EHB 2610
51 Yea 45 Nay 0 Absent 2 Excused
PartyYeaNayAbsentExcused
Democrat51501
Republican04001
How each member voted

Yea (51)

Excused (2)

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History

  1. By resolution, returned to House Rules Committee for third reading. (EHB 2610)
  2. Senate Rules "X" file. (EHB 2610)
  3. Placed on second reading by Rules Committee. (EHB 2610)
  4. Minority; without recommendation. (EHB 2610)
  5. Minority; do not pass. (EHB 2610)
  6. HSA - Majority; do pass. (EHB 2610)
  7. Passed to Rules Committee for second reading. (EHB 2610)
  8. First reading, referred to Housing Stability & Affordability. (EHB 2610)
  9. Third reading, passed; yeas, 51; nays, 45; absent, 0; excused, 2. (EHB 2610)
  10. Rules suspended. Placed on Third Reading. (EHB 2610)
  11. Floor amendment(s) adopted. (EHB 2610)
  12. Rules Committee relieved of further consideration. Placed on second reading. (EHB 2610)
  13. Referred to Rules 2 Review. (EHB 2610)
  14. Minority; do not pass. (EHB 2610)
  15. CRJ - Majority; do pass. (EHB 2610)
  16. First reading, referred to Civil Rights & Judiciary. (EHB 2610)

HB 2610 in other sessions

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