Engrossed House Bill 1694 - Tenant Installment Payments (State of Washington, 66th Legislature)

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Engrossed House Bill 1694 of the State of Washington, 66th Legislature, by Representatives Morgan, Macri, Riccelli, Goodman, Jinkins, Cody, Stonier, Robinson, Appleton, Pollet, Gregerson, and Frame. It is an act relating to allowing tenants to pay certain sums in installments, adding a new section to chapter 59.18 RCW. Upon a tenant's written request, a landlord must permit the tenant to pay any deposits, nonrefundable fees, and last month's rent in installments, except where the deposits and fees do not exceed twenty-five percent of the first full month's rent and last month's rent is not required at the inception of the tenancy. The bill states that a landlord may not impose any fee or charge any interest because a tenant elects installments.

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                           ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL 1694


     State of Washington         66th Legislature      2019 Regular Session

     By Representatives Morgan, Macri, Riccelli, Goodman, Jinkins, Cody,
     Stonier, Robinson, Appleton, Pollet, Gregerson, and Frame

     Read first time 01/28/19.    Referred to Committee on Civil Rights &
     Judiciary.




1        AN ACT Relating to allowing tenants to pay certain         sums   in
2    installments; and adding a new section to chapter 59.18 RCW.


3    BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:


 4       NEW SECTION.   Sec. 1.   A new section is added to chapter 59.18
 5   RCW to read as follows:
 6       (1)(a) Except as provided in (b) of this subsection, upon receipt
 7   of a tenant's written request, a landlord must permit the tenant to
 8   pay any deposits, nonrefundable fees, and last month's rent in
 9   installments.
10       (b) A landlord is not required to permit a tenant to pay in
11   installments if the total amount of the deposits and nonrefundable
12   fees do not exceed twenty-five percent of the first full month's rent
13   and payment of the last month's rent is not required at the inception
14   of the tenancy.
15       (2) In all cases where premises are rented for a specified time
16   that is three months or longer, the tenant may elect to pay any
17   deposits, nonrefundable fees, and last month's rent in three
18   consecutive and equal monthly installments, beginning at the
19   inception of the tenancy. In all other cases, the tenant may elect to
20   pay any deposits, nonrefundable fees, and last month's rent in two


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 1   consecutive and equal monthly installments, beginning at the
 2   inception of the tenancy.
 3       (3) A landlord may not impose any fee, charge any interest, or
 4   otherwise impose a cost on a tenant because a tenant elects to pay in
 5   installments. Installment payments are due at the same time as rent
 6   is due. All installment schedules must be in writing and signed by
 7   the landlord and the tenant.
 8       (4) A fee or deposit to hold a dwelling unit or secure that the
 9   prospective tenant will move into a dwelling unit, as authorized
10   under RCW 59.18.253, shall not be considered a deposit or
11   nonrefundable fee for purposes of this section.

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