# RCW 59.28.030: RCW 59.28.030: Contracts—Expiration or termination—Notice—Applicability > Washington · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S030 ## Section - **Citation:** RCW 59.28.030 - **Heading:** RCW 59.28.030: Contracts—Expiration or termination—Notice—Applicability - **Jurisdiction:** Washington - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Washington Code / Title 59 / Chapter 28 / Section 030 ## Text (1) This chapter shall not apply to the expiration or termination of a housing assistance contract between a public housing agency and an owner of existing housing participating in either the section 8 certificate or voucher program (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1437f). (2) An owner of federally assisted housing shall not be required to give notice of a prepayment under this chapter, if the owner has: (a) Entered into an agreement with a federal, state, or local agency continuing existing, or imposing new, low-income use restrictions for at least twenty years that ensure that the tenants residing in the development at the time of prepayment are not involuntarily displaced except for good cause and that the housing will continue to serve very low and low-income families and persons in need of affordable housing; and (b) served notice of the agreement on the clerk of the city, or county if in an unincorporated area, in which the property is located, on any public housing agency that would be responsible for administering tenant-based rental assistance to persons who would otherwise be displaced from this housing, and on the department of commerce by regular and certified mail and posted a copy of the agreement in a conspicuous place at the development where it is likely to be seen by the tenants. The posted agreement shall be maintained intact and in legible form for the life of the agreement. (3) An owner of federally assisted housing is not required to give notice that a rental assistance contract is expiring if: (a) The owner has entered into an agreement with the United States department of housing and urban development or other federal, state, or local agency to renew the rental assistance contract for a minimum of five years subject to the availability of adequate appropriations; (b) the agreement itself does not expire in less than twelve months; and (c) the owner has served written notice of the agreement on the clerk of the city, or county if in an unincorporated area, in which the property is located, on any public housing agency that would be responsible for administering tenant-based rental assistance to persons who would otherwise be displaced from this housing, and on the department of commerce, by regular and certified mail and posted these notices in a conspicuous place at the development where they are likely to be seen by the tenants. The posted notices shall be maintained intact and in legible form for the life of the agreement to renew the rental assistance contract. ## Nearby sections - [RCW 7.28.010 RCW 7.28.010: Who may maintain actions—Service on nonresident defendant.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S010.md) - [RCW 7.28.060 RCW 7.28.060: Rights inhere to heirs, devisees and assigns.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S060.md) - [RCW 7.28.070 RCW 7.28.070: Adverse possession under claim and color of title—Payment of taxes.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S070.md) - [RCW 7.28.080 RCW 7.28.080: Color of title to vacant and unoccupied land.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S080.md) - [RCW 7.28.090 RCW 7.28.090: Adverse possession—Public lands—Adverse title in minors, persons under guardianship or conservatorship.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S090.md) - [RCW 7.28.130 RCW 7.28.130: Defendant must plead nature of his or her estate or right to possession.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S130.md) - [RCW 59.28.020 RCW 59.28.020: Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S020.md) - [RCW 59.28.030 RCW 59.28.030: Contracts—Expiration or termination—Notice—Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S030.md) - [RCW 59.28.040 RCW 59.28.040: Notice of expiration or prepayment—Owner's duty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S040.md) - [RCW 59.28.050 RCW 59.28.050: Owner's rights—Public regulatory powers—Applicability.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S050.md) - [RCW 59.28.100 RCW 59.28.100: Violations—Civil actions—Parties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S100.md) - [RCW 59.28.120 RCW 59.28.120: Department of commerce—Develop and provide information and technical assistance.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S120.md) - [RCW 59.28.902 RCW 59.28.902: Effective date—2000 c 255.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S902.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_WA_T59_C28_S030. 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