{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-64.38.130","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 64.38.130","heading":"Tenant screening. (Effective until January 1, 2028.)","body":"(1) Except as otherwise prohibited by law, and subject to the limitations in subsection (2) of this section, a homeowners' association may:\n(a) Require any lot owner intending to lease the owner's lot to use a tenant screening service or obtain background information, including criminal history, on a prospective tenant, at the owner's sole cost and expense, prior to the owner entering into a lease agreement with a prospective tenant; and\n(b) Require proof that the tenant screening requirement has been fulfilled or that the background information on a prospective tenant has been obtained by the owner intending to lease the owner's lot.\n(2) An association may not require that a copy of the tenant screening report or any background information pertaining to a tenant be furnished to the association.","path":["Title 64","Chapter 64.38"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=64.38.130","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T03:41:39Z","sha256":"f2d36e5e814d1395e5b4a849997734f1158776e43a8a776e22d0ba8d0f08d88a","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-64.38.120","next":"us-wa/rcw-64.38.140"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}