{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-61.24.140","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 61.24.140","heading":"Assignment of rents—Collecting payment of rent.","body":"The beneficiary shall not enforce or attempt to enforce an assignment of rents by demanding or collecting rent from a tenant occupying property consisting solely of a single-family residence, or a condominium, cooperative, or other dwelling unit in a multiplex or other building containing fewer than five residential units, without first giving the tenant either a court order authorizing payment of rent to the beneficiary or a written consent by the tenant's landlord to the payment. It is a defense to an eviction based on nonpayment of rent that the tenant paid the rent due to the beneficiary pursuant to a court order or a landlord's written consent.","path":["Title 61","Chapter 61.24"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=61.24.140","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:38:02Z","sha256":"fecbb75252d7809c6ed59d6cf5a29e837754f66de96736b2baf65a6ba5754166","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-61.24.135","next":"us-wa/rcw-61.24.143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}