WUCIOA – What is it, and why should my community association care? Topic 7: Board Committees

May 5th, 2018
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Valerie Farris Oman
WUCIOA provides an ability for Boards form Committees to conduct some Board Business. (But this is not legal advice for your specific association) The Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (WUCIOA) is a new law that takes effect on July 1,… Read More
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Categories: Condominium Laws, WUCIOA
Tags: board, board committee, board of directors, committee, community association, condo, condo association, condominium association, condominium law, exercise of power, HOA, homeowners association, procedure, standard of care, washington state, washington uniform common interest ownership act, wucioa

WUCIOA – What is it, and why should my community association care? Topic 6: Actions without Board Meetings

May 4th, 2018
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Valerie Farris Oman
WUCIOA provides a limited ability for Boards to take action by email . (But this is not legal advice for your specific association) The Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (WUCIOA) is a new law that takes effect on July 1, 2018. Most of… Read More
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Categories: Board Conduct, WUCIOA
Tags: board, board meeting, board of directors, condo, condo association, condominium, condominium association, condominium law, HOA, homeowners association, washington state, washington uniform common interest ownership act, wucioa

WUCIOA - What is it, and why should my community association care? Topic 4 - Open Board Meetings

April 21st, 2018
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Valerie Farris Oman
WUCIOA requires all board and board committee meetings to be open to the members (But this is not legal advice for your specific association) The Washington Uniform Common Interest Ownership Act (WUCIOA) is a new law that takes effect on July 1, 2018… Read More
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Categories: Blog
Tags: board, board meetings, board of directors, community association, condo, condo association, condominium, declaration, HOA, homeowners association, new act, old act, open board meetings, procedure, washington state, washington uniform common interest ownership act, wucioa

When Board Members Go Rogue

November 5th, 2012
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Valerie Farris Oman
Sometimes, board members don’t follow the rules. A board member might speak out of turn at meetings or dominate the floor; might take actions without consulting other board members or in direct conflict with a board decision; or might even hide or… Read More
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Categories: Board Conduct
Tags: board, board of directors, condo, condominium association, duty, HOA, homeowners association, washington state

Board of Directors Resignation

November 2nd, 2012
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Valerie Farris Oman
Imagine this scenario: your association’s entire board of directors decides they are fed up with being board members, and all resign at the same time, leaving your association with no board at all. Or, imagine that, one by one, each board member re… Read More
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Categories: Board Conduct
Tags: board, board conduct, board of directors, condo, condominium association, duty of care, HOA, homeowners association, washington state

Can Your Board Vote via E-mail?

December 8th, 2010
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Valerie Farris Oman
Our clients often ask us if it is permissible for boards to vote on association business via e-mail. We have even heard of association boards that do not meet in person at all, but conduct all business via e-mail. Although doing business this way may… Read More
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Categories: Board Conduct
Tags: board, board meeting, board of directors, board vote, decision, meeting, real time, unanimous, vote, vote by e-mail, voting