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Western Plaza, LLC v. Tison, 184 Wash. 2d 702 (2015)

Citation
Western Plaza, LLC v. Tison, 184 Wash. 2d 702 (2015)
Parent Document
Western Plaza, LLC v. Tison, 184 Wash. 2d 702 (2015)
Jurisdiction
Washington (state)
Effective Date
2015-11-25

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*714¶21 Any other reading ignores both the differences in the statutory provisions of Title 59 RCW and the legislature’s decision to include an MHLTA-specific statute of frauds in chapter 59.20 RCW. Chapter 59.18 RCW is the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act of 1973; RCW 59.18.210 continues to provide the formal requirements for residential leases. Similarly, RCW 59.04.010 governs leases generally. This statute continues to apply to commercial leases and other leases not specifically covered by a separate chapter in Title 59 RCW. The legislature specifically enacted the MHLTA separately from the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act because that act did not address the need, unique to mobile home owners, for stable, long-term tenancy. See 1977 Final Legislative Report, 45th Wash. Leg., at 168.