Condominium Law Group's passion and practice is the representation of condominium and homeowner associations. We also assist individual community members resolve disputes with their associations. We are industry leaders and provide cost-effective services and practical, innovative solutions to our clients.

We are always responsive to our clients' needs, and offer our clients the personal and individualized attention necessary to address and resolve their legal matters. When clients call our firm, they speak directly to one of our available attorneys. We make it a priority to promptly reply to written inquiries from clients. We listen to our clients to identify their goals and to fully understand the important issues involved.

One of our priorities is providing educational opportunities to condominium and homeowners associations, association managers, and community members. We are frequent presenters at industry events, and our intention is for our blog to serve as an extension of our commitment to education. 

Transitioning from Declarant Control & Annual Audits

Often new clients come to us with problems that are actually financial issues. Boards distrust the Declarant (that is, the company that created the condominium and is passing control of the Association on to the Board). Boards may also question how f… Read More
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The Carrot Approach to Collecting Assessments

Association attorneys can talk all day long about the “stick” approach to collecting delinquent assessments, because that’s what we do – we get involved after a delinquency already exists. However, the “carrot” approach to collecting asse… Read More
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Can Community Associations Regulate Smoking?

Our clients often ask us about what authority, if any, they have to regulate or even prohibit smoking – in common areas, limited common areas, or even inside individual units. Generally speaking, associations have the authority to regulate or prohi… Read More
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Upcoming Condo Law Webinars

If you missed yesterday’s webinar ‘Electronic Communications’, please click here to listen to this valuable webinar on electronic communications for community associations. Sign up for our August 25, 2010, September 8, 2010 and September 22nd w… Read More
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Blue Angels in Seattle!

Last Friday, August 6th, Condominium Law Group had the pleasure of hosting many of our friends and colleagues in the condominium “world” at the home of our executive director, Gil Price. Gil graciously opened his home to a crowd so we cou… Read More
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What to Include in Association Records

Community associations have an obligation to maintain business records just as all corporations do. Often our clients ask us what information and documents belong in association records. As a starting point, we like to address what does not belong in… Read More
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Avoiding Problems with Contractors

In our many years representing community associations, we have seen a rash of disputes between associations and contractors. The problems fall in to a pattern, and always involve a lack of common understanding about what the association thought they… Read More
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Condominium Law Group Now Offers Educational Webinars

Condominium Law Group recently began offering a series of free webinars on a variety of topics relating to community associations and community association law. You can view our most recent webinar by clicking this link for the recording of the CLG w… Read More
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Good Policies Mean Good Collections: Making the Most of Delinquent Assessments

We recently had an article published in the May/June 2010 editions of the Community Associations Journal, published by the Washington State Community Associations Institute. The article discussed our belief that adopting, understanding, and consisten… Read More
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Condominium and Homeowner Association Boards: the Very Basics.

Condominium and Homeowner Associations are governed by boards of directors, who generally have the power to make all decisions and take all actions on behalf of their associations. Much like a small government, the Board is elected by the members of… Read More
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