Washington HB 1054: Addressing the authority of owners' associations in common interest communities to regulate or limit occupancy by unrelated persons.

Bill Text

CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT
HOUSE BILL 1054
68th Legislature
2024 Regular Session
Passed by the House March 4, 2024
Yeas 68 Nays 29
Speaker of the House of
Representatives
Passed by the Senate February 22,
2024
Yeas 30 Nays 19
President of the Senate
CERTIFICATE
I, Bernard Dean, Chief Clerk of the
House of Representatives of the
State of Washington, do hereby
certify that the attached is HOUSE
BILL 1054 as passed by the House of
Representatives and the Senate on
the dates hereon set forth.
Chief Clerk
Approved FILED
Governor of the State of Washington
Secretary of State
State of Washington

AN ACT Relating to the authority of owners' associations in 1
common interest communities to regulate or limit occupancy by 2
unrelated persons; adding a new section to chapter 64.32 RCW; adding 3
a new section to chapter 64.34 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 4
64.38 RCW; adding a new section to chapter 64.90 RCW; and providing a 5
contingent expiration date.6
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:7
NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. A new section is added to chapter 64.32 8
RCW to read as follows:9
Except for occupancy limits on short-term rentals as defined in 10
RCW 64.37.010 and any lawful limits on occupant load per square foot 11
or generally applicable health and safety provisions as established 12
by applicable building code, city ordinance, or county ordinance, an 13
association of apartment owners may not adopt or enforce a 14
restriction, covenant, condition, bylaw, rule, regulation, provision 15
of a governing document, or master deed provision that regulates or 16
limits the number of unrelated persons that may occupy an apartment.17
NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 64.34 18
RCW to read as follows:19
HOUSE BILL 1054
AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
Passed Legislature - 2024 Regular Session
State of Washington 68th Legislature 2023 Regular Session
By Representatives Walen, Simmons, Ryu, Bateman, Ramel, Doglio,
Macri, Gregerson, Springer, Thai, Kloba, and Donaghy
Prefiled 12/20/22. Read first time 01/09/23.
Referred to Committee on Housing.
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Except for occupancy limits on short-term rentals as defined in 1
RCW 64.37.010 and any lawful limits on occupant load per square foot 2
or generally applicable health and safety provisions as established 3
by applicable building code, city ordinance, or county ordinance, a 4
unit owners' association may not adopt or enforce a restriction, 5
covenant, condition, bylaw, rule, regulation, provision of a 6
governing document, or master deed provision that regulates or limits 7
the number of unrelated persons that may occupy a unit.8
NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 64.38 9
RCW to read as follows:10
Except for occupancy limits on short-term rentals as defined in 11
RCW 64.37.010 and any lawful limits on occupant load per square foot 12
or generally applicable health and safety provisions as established 13
by applicable building code, city ordinance, or county ordinance, a 14
homeowners' association may not adopt or enforce a restriction, 15
covenant, condition, bylaw, rule, regulation, provision of a 16
governing document, or master deed provision that regulates or limits 17
the number of unrelated persons that may occupy a lot.18
NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. A new section is added to chapter 64.90 19
RCW to read as follows:20
Except for occupancy limits on short-term rentals as defined in 21
RCW 64.37.010 and any lawful limits on occupant load per square foot 22
or generally applicable health and safety provisions as established 23
by applicable building code, city ordinance, or county ordinance, a 24
unit owners association may not adopt or enforce a restriction, 25
covenant, condition, bylaw, rule, regulation, provision of a 26
governing document, or master deed provision that regulates or limits 27
the number of unrelated persons that may occupy a unit.28
NEW SECTION. Sec. 5. If chapter . . . (Engrossed Substitute 29
Senate Bill No. 5796), Laws of 2024 is enacted by June 30, 2024, 30
sections 1 through 3 of this act expire January 1, 2028.31
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