In 2012, Alan and Erika White purchased a condominium in a subassociation of the Lakeland master community (Lakeland) in Auburn, WA. The master community is a mix of single family homes and condominium subassociations. The Lakeland declaration contai…
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Our firm takes the position that the corporations that own cooperative housing developments are subject to Landlord Tenant Law.[1] As a result, we believe that individuals managing cooperative housing developments should take the time to become famil…
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A recent case from Florida highlights the need for Associations to carefully familiarize themselves with the laws regarding service dogs and other types of trained animals that might be needed by persons with disabilities. In Sabal Palm Condos. of Pi…
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Some communities provide housing for persons of a certain age (usually 55) or older, and may also exclude persons under the age of 18. This type of community is governed by the Housing for Older Persons Act (HOPA), part of the federal Fair Housing Ac…
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A recent case out of Florida highlights the tension between federal disability laws and their practical application for community associations. The case, Bhogaita v. Altamonte Heights Condominium Association, Inc., arose out of a military veteranR…
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Condominium associations homeowners need to be aware of Washington’s carbon monoxide alarm law! Although the law was passed in 2009, it requires that all buildings classified as residential occupancies (which includes condominiums) be equipped with…
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A resale certificate is a document that a unit owner must provide to the purchaser before they can sell their condominium unit. Any unit owner who wishes to sell his or her unit needs to be aware of the resale certificate requirements. These requirem…
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Many condominium and homeowners’ associations are preparing their annual budgets this time of year. Association members, as well as the association’s board of directors, need to be aware of the laws applicable to community association budgets. A…
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A condominium association is a named insured under an association’s property insurance policy, but the owner of each unit within the condo is also insured under the policy. A Washington court recently held that tenants of unit owners are also p…
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Effective January 1, 2012, changes in Washington’s reserve study laws will go into effect. These changes, among other things, affect the content of reserve studies, add reserve study reporting requirements to the budget summary associations must pr…
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We are getting lots of questions about the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and how its reporting requirements affect community associations. Did you know that last week, FinCen published its Beneficial Ownership Reporting Outreach and Education Tool… Read More
Did you know that the “WUCIOA for all” bill also makes changes to WUCIOA as it governs communities already subject to the statute? Most of those changes will take effect on June 6, 2024, while the “for all” portion of the bill does not take e… Read More
The Legislature adopted new restrictions on all community associations’ ability to foreclose on homes for delinquent assessments. These restrictions are found in HB 1482. Key Provisions: You cannot start a foreclosure if less than 3 months of regul… Read More
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