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
ESHB 2984 - New Affordable Housing Incentive Program
HB 2418 – Portion of REET Revenue dedicated to affordable housing for low income -
General Housing Policy & Programs
Washington Housing Policy Act - Chapter 43.185B, RCW
Affordable Housing Program - Chapter 43.185A, RCW
Affordable Housing Program (CTED) - 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) coordination duties - RCW 43.63A.650
Housing - (CTED) technical assistance and information, affordable housing - RCW 43.63A.660
Housing Cooperation Law - Chapter 35.83, RCW
Home-matching program (homesharing for more efficient use of available housing) - RCW 43.63A.670 (through 680)
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
Allocation of single family bonds among local housing agencies - WAC 365-70
Housing Authorities Law - Chapter 35.82, RCW
Accessory Apartments - CTED 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
Manufactured housing - RCW 43.63A.460 (through 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
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)