If you have owners who don’t pay their dues, WUCIOA is better for most communities. (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,…
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Happy New Year! We’re starting off the new year with a bang here at Condominium Law Group, where our collections practice has tripled in the last two years. Increased volume has meant more opportunities to learn strategies for collecting unpaid…
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Can condo associations intercept rent from a tenant living in an owner’s unit? This week we assisted a tenant living in a unit that is going through a bank foreclosure. The condo association has demanded that the rent be paid to the association…
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A lien is a document that records a debt, using a condo unit as collateral for the debt. Ordinarily, a lien against real estate has “priority” based on the date the lien is recorded. Once a lien is recorded, it becomes next in line to any liens p…
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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…
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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…
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In this introduction to community association collections, we will cover the basics of why and how associations collect assessments (also known as “dues”) from homeowners. Authority to Collect Dues Associations get their authority to charge and c…
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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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