Representing WA State condominium and homeowner associations. Questions? Email us: info@condolaw.net
DISCLAIMER - The discussions in this Zoom Q&A are not legal advice and cannot be used to advise any particular association (or owner) with any specific question and/or circumstances. The comments in this Zoom Q&A are intended for informational purposes only.
Today's Topics:
- Secretary of State electronic filing for non-profit corporate filings still unavailable indefinitely.
- Cameras outside of owner units, pointed at common areas.
- Board member access to reserve funds.
- Electronic notice & voting statutes - override governing documents?
- Board authority to adopt fine schedule.
- Are beehives pets? Livestock? How (if) to regulate?
- Absentee ballots counting towards quorum for new motions not on agenda/ballot.
- Can an association require owners to enroll in online media platform like WhatsApp, Facebook, or association website?
- Board president authority to set agenda, refuse to add topics to agenda.
- If association is named as additional insured, does that mean the policy provides coverage?
- How WUCIOA interacts with/sometimes overrides budget and assessment provisions of declarations.
- Banning a real estate agent from community for littering.
- How to proceed w/ unpaid HOA dues?
- Any new laws re: short-term rentals in associations?
- Resale certificate fees, related/extra charges.
- WUCIOA provision overriding caps on increases in assessments in HOA plat communities.
- Statues relevant to condos created in early 1970s.
- Adding items to agenda once it is mailed to owners.
- If a definition in the governing documents differs from a statutory definition, which controls?
- How to handle bed bugs, both practically and financially.
- Comparison of New Act and WUCIOA resale certificate statutes, especially with respect to EV chargers.
- Comments on how statutes protect board decisions, vs. perceived lack of fairness to owners.
- How to handle drug-related paraphernalia in community.
- What are fidelity bonds?