Condominium Law Group is committed to educating association board members, association managers and homeowners.  With this in mind, in 2007 we published our book, “Condominium Common Sense: A Handbook for Washington State Condominiums.”  You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the book's chapters below. 

Some things have changed but many of the chapters are still a valuable resource.  You may print and share these chapters with your association.  However, we request that you do not alter this material in any way.  We will periodically update this page with new chapters so check back frequently.  We are always available to answer your association questions.

This is not legal advice as you may need to consult an attorney to review the documents and specifics for your association.

Condominium Common Sense: A Handbook for Washington State Condominiums

Chapter 1--Basic Legal Concepts and Information

Chapter 2--Best Practices for Running an Association

Chapter 3--Condominiums are Multi-Family Housing (Our most requested article!)

Chapter 4--Mistakes You Can Avoid

Chapter 5--Keeping Minutes for Your Association

Chapter 6--Officers of the Board and Conducting Meetings

Chapter 7--Avoiding Personal Liability as a Board Member

Chapter 8--Risk-Based Decision Making

Chapter 9--Evaluating Association Contracts

Chapter 10--Making the Most of Delinquent Assessments (Contents in this chapter have changed.  Please contact us for more information.)

Chapter 11--Choosing Among Collection Options (Contents in this chapter have changed.  Please contact us for more information.)

Chapter 12--Budgets and Planning for the Future

Chapter 13--Reserve Studies (Contents in this chapter have changed.  Please contact us for more information.)

Chapter 14--Insurance

Chapter 15--Water Damage and Who Pays for It

Chapter 16--The Who, How and Why of Condominium Inspections (Contents in this chapter have changed.  Please contact us for more information.)

Chapter 17--How to Choose a Contractor

Chapter 18--Condominiums Borrowing Money

Chapter 19--Restricting Satellite Dishes and Antennas

Chapter 20--Restricting Pets in Your Community

Chapter 21--Noise: The Dull Roar of Condominium Living (Contents in this chapter have changed.  Please contact us for more information.)

Chapter 22--Restricting the Renting or Leasing of Units (Contents in this chapter have changed.  Please contact us for more information.)

Chapter 23--Glossary of Condominium Terms

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