Certified Inquiry Response Requirements The Washington State legislature continues to phase in the WUCIOA (Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act – RCW 64.90), which was enacted in 2018 in furtherance of its objective of replacing older, existing HOA and COA...
Homeowners’ Associations
ALERT TO ALL HOAs & COAs
UNIVERSALLY APPLICABLE WUCIOA LAWS COMING VERY SOON When it was enacted in 2018, the WUCIOA[1] was applicable in its entirety only to post-2018 communities but with a few important provisions that were universally applicable to all HOAs and COAs – whether old or...
The Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (WUCIOA) Overhauls The Annual Budget And Assessment Process For ALL (Old & New) HOAs & COAs (RCW 64.90.525 & 64.90.080)
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...
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”),...
