RCW 84.36.031: Clarification of exemption in RCW 84.36.030.

(1) Except as provided otherwise in subsection (2) of this section, property leased, loaned, sold with the option to repurchase, or otherwise made available to organizations described in RCW 84.36.030 is not exempt from taxation.

(2) Property remains eligible for the exemption under RCW 84.36.030, if:

(a) The property is owned by an organization exempt under RCW 84.36.020 or 84.36.030 that loans, leases, or rents the property to another organization for the exempt purposes provided in RCW 84.36.030; or

(b) The property is owned by an entity formed exclusively for the purpose of leasing the property to an organization that will use the property for the exempt purpose provided in RCW 84.36.030, if:

(i) The lessee uses the property for the exempt purposes provided in RCW 84.36.030;

(ii) The immediate previous owner of the property had received an exemption under RCW 84.36.020 or 84.36.030 for the property; and

(iii) The benefit of the exemption inures to the benefit of the lessee organization.