Washington Statutes

§ 59.28.010 — Legislative findings—Purpose.

Washington § 59.28.010
JurisdictionWashington
Title 59LANDLORD AND TENANT
Ch. 59.28FEDERALLY ASSISTED HOUSING

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Wash. Rev. Code § 59.28.010 (2026).

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The legislature finds that:

(1)There is a severe shortage of federally assisted housing within the state of Washington. Over one hundred seventy thousand low and moderate-income households are eligible for federally assisted housing but are unable to locate vacant units.
(2)Within the next twenty years, more than twenty-six thousand existing low-income housing units may be lost as a result of the prepayment of mortgages or loans by the owners, or as a result of the expiration of rental assistance contracts. Over three thousand units of federally assisted housing have already been lost and an additional nine thousand units may be lost within the next two and one-half years.
(3)Recent reductions in federal housing assistance and tax benefits related to low-income housing make it uncert

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Legislative History

[1989 c 188 s 1.]

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