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 5: Electronic Notice

May 3rd, 2018
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Valerie Farris Oman
WUCIOA provides for electronic notice to members who “opt in” to such notice. (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, 201… Read More
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Categories: Condominium Laws, WUCIOA
Tags: condo, condominium, condominium association, electronic notice, HOA, homeowners association, procedure, 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

Renovation Projects and Your Governing Documents

September 28th, 2010
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Valerie Farris Oman
So you’re Association faced with doing a renovation project – where do you start? The first place the Association should start with is the Declaration – the association attorney can help ensure that the Board is complying with the Declaration… Read More
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Categories: Governing Documents
Tags: bids, budget, capital improvement, compliance with governing documents, damage, destruction, governing documents, owner vote, procedure, process, renovation, repair

Notice & Opportunity to be Heard

September 16th, 2010
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Valerie Farris Oman
Over the past several weeks, we have dealt with many questions about the proper procedure to follow when issuing fines against owners who do not comply with association rules. One important requirement that many associations do not know about or unde… Read More
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Categories: Condominium Laws
Tags: condominium act, due process, fine, governing documents, hearing, noncompliance fine, notice, notice and opportunity to be heard, procedure