Wash. Rev. Code § 59.20 § 59.20.360
Manufactured/mobile home communities -- Notice of opportunity to compete to purchase -- Exception.
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RCW * 59.20.300 , 59.20.305 , 59.20.325 , 59.20.330 , and 59.20.355 do not apply to any sale or transfer of a manufactured/mobile home community to a county in order to reduce conflicting residential uses near military installations.
Washington's Manufactured/Mobile Home Landlord-Tenant Act, at § 59.20.360, carves out a specific exception to the notice-of-opportunity-to-purchase requirements found in RCW §§ 59.20.300, 59.20.305, 59.20.325, 59.20.330, and 59.20.355. When a manufactured or mobile home community is sold or transferred to a county specifically to reduce conflicting residential uses near military installations, those provisions — which otherwise govern the sale process and residents' rights to compete — simply do not apply. The exception is narrow and tied directly to the military-installation-buffer purpose of the transaction.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under § 59.20.360, operators of manufactured/mobile home communities who are selling or transferring their property to a county for the purpose of reducing residential conflicts near a military installation are not required to follow the notice-of-opportunity-to-purchase procedures set out in the referenced RCW sections. Compliant operators in this situation typically document that the transaction meets the statutory purpose — a county buyer and a military-buffer rationale — before proceeding without the standard resident-notification steps. Because this exception is fact-specific and the surrounding statutory framework is detailed, operators generally work with legal counsel to confirm the exception applies before closing.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
For residents of manufactured/mobile home communities, § 59.20.360 means that the protections giving them an opportunity to compete to purchase their community — normally guaranteed under RCW §§ 59.20.300 through 59.20.355 — do not apply when the community is being sold to a county to buffer residential uses near a military installation. Tenants who believe a sale is being characterized as a military-buffer transfer in order to avoid those protections may want to review the transaction details and consult a tenant-rights organization or housing attorney to understand whether the exception legitimately applies. Washington's courts and relevant county agencies may be avenues for raising concerns if the statutory conditions for the § 59.20.360 exception are not clearly met.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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