no-smoking Archives – Condominium Law Group, PLLC

Smoking: Can an Association Ban Smoking? Part Two

February 16th, 2018

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Methods of enacting a no-smoking rule There are three ways we have seen clients enact (or attempt to enact) a no-smoking rule: 1) Amendment to Declaration/CC&Rs: This method is likely the most difficult and costly way to enact a smoking ban, but… Read More

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January 2026 Statutory Changes - Delinquencies

Written on December 23rd, 2025

There are some upcoming statutory changes affecting all community associations in Washington State, effective January 1, 2026. These changes pertain to delinquencies, notices to owners about their delinquency, limitations on what associations can cha… Read More

Corporate Transparency Act Info for Associations

Written on October 1st, 2024

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

WUCIOA For All – SB 5796

Written on May 3rd, 2024

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