The WUCIOA[1] is applicable in its entirety to post-2018 communities, but it includes a few important provisions that are universally applicable to all HOAs and COAs – whether old or new. Thus, those particular provisions will apply to YOUR community. Perhaps the most...
Homeowners’ Associations
New 2023 Laws Impact Hoa & Coa Assessment Lien Foreclosure Procedures (RCW 64.34.364, 64.38.100, 64.90.485 & 64.32.200)
The 2023 Washington Legislature passed amendments to the statutes governing the collection and enforcement of assessments and, in particular, the foreclosure of assessment liens by all HOAs (single family residence communities) and COAs (condominium communities). ...
2023 Statutory Revision Impacts Coa And Hoa Association Duties Re Association Records: Rcw 64.34.372 And Rcw 64.38.045
The 2023 Washington Legislature passed amendments to the statutes governing HOA and COA records keeping responsibilities that became effective 7/23/23. They clarified and in some cases changed the legal requirements that were previously in effect for over 20 years. ...
2022 Supreme Court Case Clarifies Legal Standard For Setting HOA Assessments
In the case of Bangerter v Hat Island Community Association decided February 24, 2022, the Washington Supreme Court discussed the standards applicable to HOAs when they establish assessments for homeowners. The case involved a Hat Island (Snohomish County) HOA where...
2021 Washington Legislation Impacts HOA & COA Lien Foreclosure Procedure
In 2021 the Washington Legislature passed new legislation impacting the procedure by which Condominium Associations and Homeowners Associations foreclose their delinquent assessments. This was special legislation that is, by its own terms, to expire January 1, 2024. ...
Structures That Violate (Or Possibly Violate) CCRS – A Look At Two Washington Court Decisions
It is important that those sitting on Boards and committees that govern HOAs and COAs have a good working knowledge of legal principles applicable to decisions approving or disapproving proposed homeowner construction projects in their communities. This blog will not...
2020 Case (Bangerter v. Hat Island Community Association): Validity Of Non-Uniform Assessments & Legal Standard Of Care For HOA & Its Officers/Directors
The Washington Court of Appeals (Division One) decided the case of Bangerter v. Hat Island Community Association in September 2020. In doing so the Court analyzed and made rulings relevant to all planned communities (HOAs and COAs) and their governing boards. The...
Sweeping New Washington Legislation Impacts All HOAs & COAs
The Washington Legislature in 2018 enacted a comprehensive set of new statutes governing Homeowners’ Associations (“HOAs”) and condominium owners’ associations (“COAs”). This new legislation is entitled the Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (“WUCIOA”),...
New Retainer Plan Offer For Medium-Sized And Smaller Associations
Previously our firm has provided legal fee retainer plans only to our larger HOA and COA Association clients. We are now pleased to offer a new retainer program that smaller Associations may find attractive. This plan is designed to make legal advice and related...
Statutory Requirements RE HOA Association Meeting Minutes
Beginning in 2014 HOAs must now by law (RCW 64.38.035) “make available to each owner of record for examination and copying minutes from the previous Association meeting not more than sixty (60) days after the meeting.” Thus, minutes must be generated and must be...
