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

WUCIOA - What is it, and why should my community association care? Topic 3 - Restrictions on Use

April 20th, 2018
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Valerie Farris Oman
WUCIOA makes restrictions on use easier to adopted, like rental caps and smoking bans (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, Governing Documents, HOAs, WUCIOA
Tags: CC&Rs, community association, condo, condo association, condominium, condominium act, condominium association, condominium law, declaration, governing documents, HOA, homeowners association, new act, old act, rental, restriction on use, washington state, washington uniform common interest ownership act, wucioa

WUCIOA - What is it, and why should my community association care? Topic 2 - Association Records

April 19th, 2018
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Valerie Farris Oman
WUCIOA has much more detail about records and owners’ rights to access them. (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: Condominium Laws, Records, WUCIOA
Tags: association records, community association, condo, condo association, condominium, condominium act, condominium association, condominium law, HOA, homeowners association, new act, old act, records, washington state, washington uniform common interest ownership act, wucioa

WUCIOA - What is it, and why should my community association care? Topic 1 - Collections

April 18th, 2018
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Valerie Farris Oman
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,… Read More
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Categories: Collections, Condominium Laws, WUCIOA
Tags: collection options, collections, community association, condo, condo association, condominium, condominium association, condominium law, HOA, homeowners association, new act, old act, seattle, washington state, washington uniform common interest ownership act, wucioa

Tenants in Foreclosed Properties

March 1st, 2013
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Valerie Farris Oman
Many clients and associations in general (both condos and HOAs) are in possession of properties that do not have “clear title.” This puts the association in the position of wanting to rent out the property until the lender forecloses. One… Read More
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Categories: Collections, tenants
Tags: condo association, condominium, eviction, foreclosure, homeowners association, Protecting Tenants at Foreclosure Act of 2009, tenants, washington state

Fixing Improper Board Decisions

January 2nd, 2013
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Valerie Farris Oman
It’s important to make sure your association’s board of directors makes decisions following proper procedure. But what do you do if your board doesn’t? There are several ways to validate board decisions after the fact. The way to fix an imp… Read More
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Categories: Board Conduct
Tags: board decision, board of directors, condo, condo association, condominium, HOA, homeowners association, ratify, vote, washington state

Carbon Monoxide Detectors

December 26th, 2012
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Valerie Farris Oman
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… Read More
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Categories: Condominium Laws
Tags: carbon monoxide, condo association, condominium, condominium association, detector, homeowners association, multi family, residential, single family, washington law, washington state

What's in Your Governing Documents?

November 8th, 2012
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Valerie Farris Oman
Washington law contains numerous provisions containing restrictions and requirements on COAs and HOAs. In many cases, however, the law contains a minimum requirement only and defers to the more specific provisions of the governing documents. For a pr… Read More
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Categories: Governing Documents
Tags: condo association, condominium, declaration, governing documents, HOA, washington state
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