Forum Discussion

mowermech's avatar
mowermech
Explorer
May 15, 2015

Washington State 210 day law, does it exist?

On another forum, I read that Washington State has a law that one can only live in an RV for 210 consecutive days.
Is this true?
If so, can someone please quote the applicable Washington State Code?
How do full-time RVers cope with that law in WA?
I'm just curious, I have no intention of ever going back to WA for any extended period, unless DW returns to travel nursing...
Let's see...
26 weeks times 7...
No, that's less than 210 days. No problem, we never stayed in one place for more than 2 consecutive contracts, anyway!
  • dons2346's avatar
    dons2346
    Explorer
    May 16, 2015
    The rule in WA is that you cannot stay in an rv park for more than 180 days in a licensed vehicle in the same spot. This excludes park models, mobile homes, etc. In fact, some rv parks have it on your rental agreement that the maximum stay is 180 days.

    It comes from the vehicle licensing department but from what I have been able to find out and from experience, the law isn't enforced.
  • mockturtle's avatar
    mockturtle
    Explorer II
    May 16, 2015
    THAT is the question: Is there a law in Washington State limiting the stay in an RV to 210 days?


    If there is, it is universally ignored.
  • mowermech's avatar
    mowermech
    Explorer
    May 16, 2015
    2oldman wrote:
    rv2go wrote:
    The whole story told Here
    Excellent.


    Yes, very interesting if renting and living in a mobile home or a park model RV in a mobile home park or an owned mobile home on a rented lot in said park, but it says very little about full time living in an RV in an RV park.
    THAT is the question: Is there a law in Washington State limiting the stay in an RV to 210 days?
    The "other forum" is City-Data.com, Travel forum, Camping and RVing subforum.
    Here: http://www.city-data.com/forum/camping-rving/2364922-full-time-rv-living-washington.html
  • mockturtle's avatar
    mockturtle
    Explorer II
    May 16, 2015
    Heck no. People live in trailers, motorhomes and truck campers year after year, even in the same place.
  • KilroyGuy's avatar
    KilroyGuy
    Explorer
    May 15, 2015
    I think the genesis of this rumor might be the camping clubs like Port Susan in Marysville. They limit how long you can live there, so folks buy another site and put something on it.
  • ScottG's avatar
    ScottG
    Nomad
    May 15, 2015
    Not true at all. I know of people who have lived in them for many years.

About Full Time RVers

1,587 PostsLatest Activity: Dec 28, 2024